Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 12:28:32 -0700 (PDT) From: The Utz Family <utz@serv.net> To: User CsingerChris Singer8 <csinger@workfire.com> Cc: Multimedia Help <multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Can't get my sound to work. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02.9905271227490.24475-100000@itchy.serv.net> In-Reply-To: <374D8E0E.E68BE13B@workfire.com>
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you probably need to cd to /dev and su to root and do a ./MAKEDEV snd0 On Thu, 27 May 1999, User CsingerChris Singer8 wrote: > I'm trying to get the sound working on my FreeBSD 3.2 system. I'm a little wet behind the > > ears with this whole unix style of OS so please treat me gently. I have recompiled the kernal with > > the following lines: controller snd0 > > device sb0 at isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 > > device sbxvi0 at isa? drq 5 > > device sbmidi0 at isa? port 0x330 > > The kernel compiled well and when I boot I see that it finds a Soundblaster 3.1. WHen I try to use an mp3 software package > > or even try to run the free ware version of doom. I get ioctl error that /dev/dsp or /dev/mixer can't be open or accessed or something like > > that. I was wondering if there needs to be any other tweaks that need to be done to get the sound working. In other words do I have to > > modify any other files besides the Kernel file to get sound working? What is the relationship between the /dev/dsp and the programs that > > us it? What does /dev/dsp do? I'm very curious about FreeBSD and how it works. Thank you for you time explaining/solving my problem. > > Chris Singer > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message
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