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Date:      Thu, 25 May 2000 07:43:26 -0400
From:      Generic Player <generic@unitedtamers.com>
To:        Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: getting sound with an SB AWE64 on FreeBSD 4.0-release
Message-ID:  <392D11DE.E421A5A0@unitedtamers.com>
References:  <003101bfc633$d9850b30$ec6c4418@x> <392D0221.AF58F2F6@3-cities.com> <392D0689.91E54F59@3-cities.com>

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Kent Stewart wrote:

> Kent Stewart wrote:
> >
> > > Generic Player wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey,
> > >
> > > I have seen a few people having trouble with getting sound working,
> > > and seen people tell them just "add device pcm and ./MAKEDEV snd0".
> > > And I have found a few places online that show how to set it up
> > > using an outdated method that doesn't work, using "controller pnp0"
> > > and stuff like that.  Problem is, neither is working.  I went into
> > > /dev and did an sh MAKEDEV snd0, and then sh MAKEDEV snd1.  I added
> > > to my kernel device pcm.  No dice.  My card is an ISA pnp AWE64.  On
> > > boot up, I get the following for my sound card:
> > >
> > > sbc0 <creative AWE64> at port 0x220-0x22f,0x330-0x331,0x388-0x38b
> > > irq 5 drq 1,5 on isa0
> > > sbc0 setting card to irq 5 drq 1,5
> > > pcm0 <SB DSP 4.16> on sbc0
> > >
> > > I'm new at this, but that looks like its detecting and assigning
> > > resources to my card like it should.  But any program I run just
> > > tells me my sound card isn't found or isn't configured or another
> > > program is using it.
> >
> > You have to run the makedev after you boot the kernel with the driver
> > in it. I have an isa AWE64 and I added
> >
> > # pcm Sound Device Driver
> > device          pcm
> >
> > # For non-PnP cards:
> > device          sbc0    at isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 flags 0x15
>
> Wrong system. I have an AWE32 in one of my systems and all I did was
> add the "device pcm" and do the makedev after booting the new kernel.
>
> Since you have a kernel with the "device pcm" in it, have you just
> tried redoing the MAKEDEV.

> Kent

>

OK, I tried that now and I have sound.  Glad it was that simple.  Now, you
said you don't use sound in KDE, but do you know much about it?  When
I startx I get the error from KDE:

Could not find mime type
audio/x-playlist
in /usr/local/share/applnk/Multimedia/KMp3.kdelnk

And if I run xmms all I get is scratchy noises, but mp3blaster will play
mp3s just fine.  Any ideas?

Thanks
Generic Player


>
>



> >
> > I don't do sound out side of KDE and once you get the kernel and the
> > /dev done, you can check by running mixer. What I see is
> >
> > ruby# mixer
> > Mixer vol      is currently set to  77:77
> > Mixer pcm      is currently set to  78:78
> > Mixer speaker  is currently set to  80:80
> > Mixer line     is currently set to  78:78
> > Mixer mic      is currently set to   0:0
> > Mixer cd       is currently set to  78:78
> > Mixer rec      is currently set to   0:0
> > Mixer line1    is currently set to  78:78
> > Mixer video    is currently set to  78:78
> >
> > Then, you know you have sound.
> >
> > Kent
> >
> > >
> > > Any and all help is much appreciated,
> > > Generic Player
>
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