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From: "KEW Martin" <martin.kew@tenix.com>
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Subject: Configuring Sound Blaster 16 for FreeBSD5.1 & KDE3.1
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Hi,

I am having problems configuring sound for a PnP ISA Sound Blaster 16 under=
 FreeBSD5.1 with KDE3.1. I have followed the multimedia instructions in the=
 handbook and rebuild the kernel with:

device pcm
device sbc

Then, using "grep pcm /var/run/dmesg.boot" it finds "pcm" on "sbc1", and I =
am able to play an audio CD using "cdcontrol". I have also modified my "/et=
c/sysctl.conf" adding:

sysctl hw.snd.pcm0.vchans=3D4
sysctl hw.snd.maxautovchans=3D4

Given that during startup KDE reports that it cannot find "/dev/dsp", I hav=
e tried to configure the settings of KDE in the control centre under its so=
und system IO dialog to set the custom device to "/dev/dsp0.0" then, "/dev/=
dsp0.1" and tried to test one of the KDE default notification sound, with n=
o success.

I also noted that from the kernel rebuild their are no device files for:

/dev/audio
/dev/midi
/dev/mixer
/dev/music
/dev/sequencer
/dev/pss
/dev/dsp
/dev/dspW

Where the console history (from which I started KDE using startx) reported =
that KDE could not find a number of theses drivers. Noting that the only so=
und related device files are (X =3D 0 to 3):

/dev/dsp0.X
/dev/dspW0.X

At this stage I am running out of ideas, any help would be greatly apprecia=
ted.

Regards
Martin

PS: the console history also reports a broken pipe with a signal 15. I thin=
k this is unrelated.