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Date:      Fri, 27 Apr 2001 19:33:32 +0200
From:      Jean-Sebastien ROY <jean-sebastien.roy@wanadoo.fr>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Soundblaster 128 problems
Message-ID:  <jean-sebastien.roy-EB2830.19333227042001@durandal.root>
References:  <20010105134330.D17176@atrbg11.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>

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In article <20010105134330.D17176@atrbg11.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>,
 dl@leo.org (Daniel Lang) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've recently bought a Soundblaster 128 PCI.
> Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work properly.
> 
> Environment:
> FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE, using pcm driver.
> The driver detects the card (which looks correct) like:
> [..]
> pcm0: <AudioPCI ES1371> port 0xb800-0xb83f irq 9 at device 13.0 on pci0
> (port, irq and device may vary)
> 
> I rebuilt snd0 and pcaudio in /dev.
> 
> Now I get sound, but not correct.
> 
> If try to play an mpeg-file via mpg123 (new installed of course,
> including required libraries), it plays it, but it sounds
> very slow, distorted and single-channel.
> 
> I tried something different. I use another box as answering machine,
> which provides me some G.711 A-Law files. I played them with
> g711conf -a < file > /dev/audio 
> 
> This worked, too, but in this case too fast. Like a tape
> that is listened to, while in fastforward.
> 
> I have two other machines, one with a Soundblaster 16 (ISA) and
> one with a Soundblaster AWE 64 (ISA, too). Both work perfectly with
> pcm (and play the same files in a correct way).
> 
> To play from CD via the direct-cable works of course.
> 
> Maybe I am missing something, like a sysctl parameter, or something
> to setup the driver in a way ? Or maybe the hardware is broken ? 
> How could I test it (well with a M$ box maybe *pain*)...
> 
> Any hints are appreciated.
> 
> Best regards,
>  Daniel

I have the exactly same problem too (with the same card and 4.3 RC).

Did you manage to solve it ?

Thanks,

js

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