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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
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> the following lines:     controller snd0
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>                          device     sb0   at isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 1
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>                          device     sbxvi0 at isa? drq 5
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>                          device     sbmidi0 at isa? port 0x330
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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