Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 15:08:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Viktor Lazlo <viktorlazlo@telus.net> To: fireal@earthlink.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Soundblaster Live! on FreeBSD 4.8? Message-ID: <20030910150639.F42714@njamn8or.no-ip.org> In-Reply-To: <5389836.1062973191322.JavaMail.nobody@daisy.psp.pas.earthlink.net> References: <5389836.1062973191322.JavaMail.nobody@daisy.psp.pas.earthlink.net>
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On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 fireal@earthlink.net wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am trying to find out how to get sound configured on my machine with > FreeBSD 4.8 (or even 5.1) for that matter. I have a Creative > Soundblaster Live! card. I added sound to the kernel, rebooted, and > made the device(for 4.8). I can see the card in dmesg, and even get a > volume control (using KDE), but cannot play any sounds. =E2=80=9Cfstat |= grep > dsp=E2=80=9D shows artsd running. But running or not, I have no sound. > > I have searched the various related lists, checked the handbook, > google.com/bsd, etc, and can find no definite answer to my question. I > understand that SB Live isn=E2=80=99t supported, yet some people say that= have > them set up and working, and that there is no reason they should not > work in BSD. I=E2=80=99m just wondering if there is anything that I can = do, > or are any resources to check into. If it's showing up in dmesg and you have created the appropriate device it is supported and should work. Try running a console audio app like mpg321 or wavplay to confirm this is a soundcard issue and not a kde issue. Cheers, Viktor
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