Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:36:06 +0000 From: Rick Nekus <solarux@hotmail.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org>, <freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: sound documentation for the snd_hda (Nvidia) Message-ID: <BAY134-W108794CABB9ED18F646860A17B0@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <47477B4F.6000008@chuckr.org> References: <47475DF3.8030407@chuckr.org> <47477B4F.6000008@chuckr.org>
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Hi, I had an Asus P5B-Deluxe (Intel Quad-core,... AD1988b onboard audio) -it has the same audio chipset as yours yes, they are different boards, but (at that time) I had to use the OSS dri= vers from: http://www.4front-tech.com/freebsd.html (read the install howto) and it worked great for me.=20 (but all I wanted was good quality stereo ;) -of course, this depends on "exactly" what you want out of it ? and if you'= re already aware of this,... ah well. =20 hope this helps. =20 Rick.> Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:15:59 -0500> From: chuckr@chuckr.org> To: = FreeBSD-multimedia@freebsd.org> CC: > Subject: Re: sound documentation for = the snd_hda (Nvidia)> > Chuck Robey wrote:> > I have a Asus motherboard, a = Striker Extreme, which has a Nvidia > > chipset, and the Analog Devices 198= 8b IC. What I'm getting at is, I'm > > not getting all that I could be gett= ing out of it, and I want to know > > more about the hardware and software = that I'm using. I was wondering if > > the folks who originally write the s= nd_hda driver, that's only for the > > Nvidia & Analog Devices hardware? Wh= at documentation did they work with > > to write that driver?> > > > Nvidia= sells *something* (and I know precious little about that > > *something*) = that's supposed to improve the sound system. I don't want > > to pay Asus f= or it until I know whether or not it's needed for the > > FreeBSD driver, o= r if having it could help me in any way whatsoever. If > > it would help, I= d buy it, but until I know that, I really hate feeling > > like a prize chu= mp, paying them for Windows software that I'd never make > > use of (I neve= r run any M$ software).> > > > More than just that, I want & need whatever = docs were used to form the > > snd_hda driver. I'd really, really appreciat= e any info on that you have.> > > > Oh, I just finally realized this isn't = a Nvidia thing, it's Intel, My > mothergboard is Nvidia 680 based, so I'd a= ssumed, but you know the stopy > about assume, right? Well, I fihnally ran = down a couple of big pdfs > from Intel on this, and I have my reading time = all set for myself.> > Now, all I need is to find the same stuff out about = ... oh, not again, > this time zi google a bit longer first.> > > Thanks.> = > _______________________________________________> > freebsd-multimedia@fre= ebsd.org mailing list> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-= multimedia> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-multimedia-unsu= bscribe@freebsd.org"> > _______________________________________________> fr= eebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org mailing list> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman= /listinfo/freebsd-multimedia> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mul= timedia-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _________________________________________________________________ Send a smile, make someone laugh, have some fun! Start now! http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/?icid=3DEMENCA122=
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