From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 6 18:21:59 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0FCE37B401 for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 18:21:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.us2.messagingengine.com (ny2.fastmail.fm [66.111.4.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAEC943F85 for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 18:21:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from judmarc@fastmail.fm) Received: from www.fastmail.fm (server1.internal [10.202.2.132]) by server2.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1506E58F5D; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:21:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 127.0.0.1 ([127.0.0.1] helo=www.fastmail.fm) by messagingengine.com with SMTP; Fri, 06 Jun 2003 21:21:52 -0400 X-Epoch: 1054948912 X-Sasl-enc: srYg+1t6iy8kjlHu+VteiQ Received: from sparky (dialup-67.74.77.81.Dial1.Philadelphia1.Level3.net [67.74.77.81]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7ED832F370; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:21:48 -0400 (EDT) To: Ken Thompson , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <200306061835.23412.spooky@cableone.net> Message-ID: From: Jud Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 21:21:50 -0400 In-Reply-To: <200306061835.23412.spooky@cableone.net> User-Agent: Opera7.20/Win32 M2 build 2933 Subject: Re: Configuring a SoundBlaster card under 5.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 01:22:00 -0000 On Fri, 6 Jun 2003 18:35:23 -0600, Ken Thompson = wrote: > Hello all, > I'm totally new to FreeBSD and find myself lost when it comes to comma= nds = > and config files. I do have "The Complete FreeBSD" 3rd edition and it = has = > been a big help. My main problem right now is that I can't seem to get= my = > SB Vibra16 Sound card to work at all. Can some kind soul take me by th= e = > hand and lead me to a good HOWTO or other resource that will help me = > understand configuring FreeBSD? I'm pretty good in Linux but this is j= ust = > different enough to throw me for a loop. > Basic hardware is: > AMD K6 233 > 256 MB PCI133 RAM > Riva 128 (sgs Thomason) vid > RealTec based NIC > Creative SoundBlaster Vibra16 Assuming it is your only sound card (no other audio cards and no onboard= = sound): 1. Add the proper "device" line to your kernel - I imagine it will be device pcm or device sbc (To find out which, use Google Groups and include search terms "freebsd,= " = "pcm," "sbc," and "vibra16.") 2. Recompile kernel. (Your reference plus the Handbook [online] for = updates should be enough to tell you how to do this.) 3. Reboot. (There may be a reference to changing to the /dev directory = and = running MAKEDEV in the 3rd edition of "The Complete FreeBSD" or somethin= g = else you've read, but the function of creating proper devices is done = automagically by devfs in FreeBSD 5.0.) That should do it - let us know how you fare. Jud