From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 11 13:04:42 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6846B1065672 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:04:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SamanKaya@netscape.net) Received: from imr-ma02.mx.aol.com (imr-ma02.mx.aol.com [64.12.206.40]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 289138FC17 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:04:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mtaout-da02.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-da02.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.130]) by imr-ma02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o5BD4PQp000490 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:04:32 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.51] (unknown [85.105.64.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-da02.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id A7B82E0000BE for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:04:30 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <4C1233A0.1070302@netscape.net> Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:01:20 +0300 From: Kaya Saman User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.9) Gecko/20100317 Thunderbird/3.0.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: multimedia@freebsd.org References: <4C0B56BF.1020908@netscape.net> <4C0F7273.8010108@netscape.net> <20100610012011.T27982@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <4C0FD66F.9060605@netscape.net> In-Reply-To: <4C0FD66F.9060605@netscape.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:497256800:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33824c12345e433e X-AOL-IP: 85.105.64.2 Cc: Subject: Re: Setting audio input source for Darkice using mixer: can't set vol?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:04:42 -0000 Ok so since no one is able to answer or help out with the below; is there any way of taking the output of XMMS2 and digitally routing it to the input of Darkice??? I don't want to connect a whole bunch of analog cables and especially not one from output to input as I need the output to listen but also need to get a duplicate to be able to stream...... Is anyone able to advise me at all???? Many thanks, Kaya On 09/06/2010 20:59, Kaya Saman wrote: > On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Kaya Saman > wrote: > >> > Hi guys, >> > >> > just want to bump this as it's been a few days!! >> > >> > Am too new on FreeBSD to diagnose the issue myself or have the >> experience to >> > know where this problem is coming from so I hope someone can help?? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Kaya >> > > It's unclear what your problem is. You cannot set 'vol' as a recording > source, it is an output device. You conclude correctly that your > recording devices are mic and mix. > > Cheers > > Tom > > > > On 06/09/2010 06:44 PM, Ian Smith wrote: >> On Wed, 9 Jun 2010, Kaya Saman wrote: >> > Hi guys, >> > >> > just want to bump this as it's been a few days!! >> > >> > Am too new on FreeBSD to diagnose the issue myself or have the >> experience to >> > know where this problem is coming from so I hope someone can help?? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Kaya >> > >> > >> > On 06/06/2010 11:05, Kaya Saman wrote: >> > > Hi, >> > > >> > > am trying to set pcm or vol as the input source for my mixer in >> order to be >> > > used in conjunction with Darkice. >> > > >> > > For Darkice I have already set input as /dev/dsp which should be >> ok as >> > > /dev/dsp0.0 comes up when using ls /dev..... however, I had this >> config >> > > working on another box so from what I can tell the 0.0 just >> gives the >> > > amount of simultaneous channels if I'm not mistaken. >> > > >> > > The major difficulty however is coming from the fact that I >> can't set the >> > > rec input to be pcm or vol :-( >> > > >> > > pciconf -lv shows this: >> > > >> > > hdac0@pci0:0:27:0: class=0x040300 card=0x50038086 >> chip=0x3a3e8086 >> > > rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 >> > > vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> > > device = 'HD Audio Controller' >> > > class = multimedia >> > > subclass = HDA >> > > >> > > and as both Andrew Thompson and Frank Shute helped me last time >> getting: >> > > >> > > snd_hda_load="YES" >> > > >> > > into /boot/loader.conf audio works without any problem too as >> have tested >> > > playback!! >> > > >> > > If I try to set: >> > > >> > > # mixer =rec vol >> > > mixer: unknown recording device: vol >> > > usage: mixer [-f device] [-s | -S] [dev [+|-][voll[:[+|-]volr]] ... >> > > mixer [-f device] [-s | -S] recsrc ... >> > > mixer [-f device] [-s | -S] {^|+|-|=}rec rdev ... >> > > devices: vol, pcm, speaker, mic, mix, rec >> > > rec devices: mic, mix >> > > >> > > I just get that the rec interfaces are mic or mix?? This is not >> the same as >> > > my other box using a different and much older integral sound chip. >> >> Seeing noone else has pounced .. we run Darkice for audio logging, but a >> hacked version of edcast_jack for streaming, and that on a Debian box >> using jackd and ALSA to split the feed to both of them, which may not >> seem relevant at all .. but we use Mix as the recording device, zeroing >> levels and muting all channels we're not using (mic, pcm, CD etc). We >> record from Line and set levels on that, but it works the same using >> just pcm in the mix instead. >> >> Not what you asked I know, but it may work ok for you .. with digital >> mixing with everything else off or zero, there's no degradation. >> >> HTH, Ian >> >> > > I also attempted to comment the snd_hda_load out of >> /boot/loader.conf and >> > > include this instead: >> > > >> > > snd_driver_load="YES" >> > > >> > > which basically did the same thing as the above with (so also a >> small >> > > question here about which line is better?) so yeah am stuck with >> both >> > > kernel module loaders providing the same output :-( >> > > >> > > Is there a way other then feeding a cable from the output into >> the input to >> > > rectify this issue?? >> > > >> > > Thanks, >> > > >> > > Kaya > > Thanks Ian and Tom for the responses :-) > > Tom I'm just going to quote you again: " > > It's unclear what your problem is. You cannot set 'vol' as a recording > source, it is an output device. > > " > > Actually the box that's sitting in front of me can do this: > > $ mixer > Mixer vol is currently set to 75:75 > Mixer pcm is currently set to 75:75 > Mixer speaker is currently set to 75:75 > Mixer line is currently set to 75:75 > Mixer mic is currently set to 0:0 > Mixer cd is currently set to 75:75 > Mixer rec is currently set to 0:0 > Mixer igain is currently set to 0:0 > Mixer ogain is currently set to 50:50 > Mixer line1 is currently set to 75:75 > Mixer phin is currently set to 0:0 > Mixer phout is currently set to 0:0 > Recording source: vol > > Of course it's a totally different system running FreeBSD 8.0 RELEASE > 32bit as opposed to 64bit. Also it has a much older sound card which > may have better support?? > > Anyway this is what I'm after as currently I can't get my > Darkice/Icecase2/Drupal5 streaming service working as there's no sound > input!! > > I think it's probably just the driver for the HD audio interface in my > view. But how to sort or who to go to, to help sort?? > > Regards, > > Kaya > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multimedia > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-multimedia-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"