Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:20:09 -0400 From: Fred Wheeler <fred.wheeler@gmail.com> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fix for Section 7.2.1.1 - Soundblaster 16 driver Message-ID: <a2b924760508291120f35da22@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050829172303.GF595@gothic.blackend.org> References: <a2b9247605082908126161620e@mail.gmail.com> <20050829155939.GC595@gothic.blackend.org> <a2b9247605082909467eb95083@mail.gmail.com> <20050829172303.GF595@gothic.blackend.org>
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Thanks for the explanation. I will run these tests and post the results. It will have to wait about 2 weeks due to travel plans, but I'll reply to these messages. Fred Wheeler On 8/29/05, Marc Fonvieille <blackend@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 12:46:14PM -0400, Fred Wheeler wrote: > > Marc is correct that my previous post makes little sense and section > > and section 7.2.1.1 is good as it is. I was trying to recall what I > > did a couple of days ago and by mistake I focused on 7.2.1.1 when my > > suggestion really applies to 7.2.1. (That's why I was mixing up > > loader.conf and kernel config file syntax.) > > > > Section 7.2.1 explains how to use > > > > # kldload snd_emu10k1 > > > > on the command line or put > > > > snd_emu10k1_load="YES" > > > > in /boot/loader.conf. > > > > I think this needs to be > > > > # kldload sound > > # kldload snd_emu10k1 > > > > No, since when you do a kldload snd_emu10k1, it also loads sound. > You can check it with a kldstat. > > > and > > > > sound_load="YES" > > snd_emu10k1_load="YES" > > > > snd_emu10k1_load="YES" is the only needed line. > > > However - I'm not 100% sure this is correct - so this should only be > > added if someone else knows that this is an obvious omission. I'll > > carefully verify this if needed, but will not be able to get back to > > the machine for two weeks. What I do know for sure is that > > > > snd_sbc_load="YES" > > > > Could you do a simple test: > > Use of snd_sbc_load="YES" and then do a kldstat and post the result. > > > did not work for me (sbc0 card found, but /dev/sndstat listed no > > installed devices), but > > > > snd_driver_load="YES" > > > > worked (snd0 shows up in dmesg and audio works great). > > What is the output of > cat /dev/sndstat > > What are the revelant lines from dmesg? > > > > > While 7.2.1.1 seems complete I think 7.2.1 implies that only the > > driver for the specific card is needed and does not mention the > > generic audio driver. > > > > These both sections are correct. > But please try the tests I mentioned above, I suspect another problem... > > Marc >help
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