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Date:      Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:16:38 -0800
From:      Larry Maloney <larrypatrickmaloney@yahoo.com>
To:        freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org
Subject:   CS5536 Audio Drivers (PCM) question.
Message-ID:  <477B3A56.8060206@yahoo.com>

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Hello,

I have the ALIX 1c board, and it uses the GEODE CS5536 (AC97) sound system.

When I build sound into the kernel, OR load the snd_driver, I don't get 
my driver loaded all the way.

Or do I?

If I do a pciconf -l -v ,  I can see an entry for the card, but it 
appears to be unconfigured. 

The entry shows none1@pci (blah blah),

I see a /dev/sndstat, and if I cat that, I see two lines:

FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 32bit 2007061600/i386)
Installed Drivers:

(Nothing after the installed drivers)

So, correct my thinking please....

The Probe for the PCI bus is working, and the hardware is found.  
However, there is no "driver" attached
to the sound system. (during kernel boot, via dmesg it says "no driver 
attached")

Then, when I load the driver (or try to) I fail to get an interface to 
my sound system.

Is this because:

a.) The snd_driver doesn't work for my sound card (CS5536)

b.) The snd_driver should work, but I need to manually configure, or 
edit some file (pci_config? / device.hints) to configure or "attach" my 
driver to the hardware?

c..) I need to write a new driver, starting with driver snd_xxx ?

d.) Pfft, what a retard, go read (insert URL)

e.) Other

Any ideas please?


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Larry P. Maloney
CEO/CTO SoftNet Solutions

Phone: 650-669-1942
  Web: www.softnetsolution.com


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