Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 06:18:47 -0400 From: "Generic Player" <generic@unitedtamers.com> To: "J. Goodleaf" <goodleaf@goodleaf.net> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: The horrors of my first custom kernel (still) Message-ID: <002801bfc632$9d2a9020$ec6c4418@x> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005241621570.38972-100000@clyde.goodleaf.net>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Goodleaf" <goodleaf@goodleaf.net> To: "Generic Player" <generic@unitedtamers.com> Cc: "Conrad Sabatier" <conrads@home.com>; <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 7:23 PM Subject: Re: The horrors of my first custom kernel (still) > Regarding the NIC issue, did you comment out miibus support? If you did, > that will definitely cause you grief when trying to compile with the 3Com > (xl) device. > -J > Yes, that's exactly what it was, thanks. > On Wed, 24 May 2000, Generic Player wrote: > > > Conrad Sabatier wrote: > > > > > On 24-May-00 Generic Player wrote: > > > > Where to begin. I wanted to compile a custom kernel to get sound > > > > support and set up a firewall so I could run natd to share my internet > > > > connection. I failed miserably on both counts. I have an AWE64 and a > > > > sound image, which is based on the AD1816 chipset from Analog Devices. > > > > Both are ISA PnP. I added the line device pcm to my kernel, and ran sh > > > > MAKEDEV snd0. Now when I boot up instead of it finding my sound card > > > > and allocating it resources as UNKNOWN, it makes it snd0, which would > > > > appear to be right. However, I can't get any sound. xmms will give me > > > > scratchy staticy noises if I try to play an MP3, but that's about it. I > > > > tried both the soundcards and got the same results regardless of which > > > > one I had installed. Any ideas? > > > > > > Well, for one thing, for the AWE64 you also need the line: > > > > > > device sbc > > > > > > Then, since you have two sound devices in your machine, you also need to do a > > > "MAKEDEV snd1", otherwise bothdevices will be competing for the same resources. > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, I wasn't clear about the sound cards. I have 2 soundcards laying around, I > > was only trying to get either one of them to work, not both at the same time. > > Right now I have the AWE64 installed, I added device sbc like you said, and now > > I still get no sound. Everything gives me an error telling me my soundcard is > > missing or not configured. When my system boots up, it lists for my soundcard the > > following > > > > sbc0: setting card to irq 5, drq 1, 5 > > pcm0: <SB DSP 4.16> on sbc0 > > > > I am running FreeBSD 4-release by the way. Thanks again. > > > > > > > > Now, for the firewall thing, I commented out the NICs I don't have, and > > > > just left ed0 and xl, because on boot up with the GENERIC kernel it > > > > lists my NICs as ed0 and xl0. Problem is, it gives me an error that it > > > > can't find the directory if I don't comment out xl. So, if I use my > > > > custom kernel, I only have one NIC, which isn't ideal for forwarding > > > > packets :) Also, it lists ed0 as being an ISA card, but both my NICs > > > > are PCI, should that matter? > > > > > > If both cards are PCI, then you're enabling the wrong entries. Look under the > > > PCI network interfaces section instead. > > > > > > -- > > > Conrad Sabatier > > > http://members.home.net/conrads/ > > > ICQ# 1147270 > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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