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From: Mariusz Potocki <potok@friko.onet.pl>
To: Michael Porter <ocean@wavefront.com>
Subject: RE: sound help
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On 27-Nov-97 Michael Porter wrote:
>well, I tried to search the handbook, but it wasn't installed, and I
>couldn't find it.  I think I read something about that before.  I tried
>searching the e-maiul archives and online handbook, but FreeBSD.org
>won't let me connect.  I sent a test e-mail, and it appeared to go
>through, and www.cdrom.com works.   Hmmm......so here goes.....
>
>I finally got my sound driver working (dmesg says soundblaster
>2.1,Yamaha OPL-3 FM.) and  typed "./MAKEDEV snd0" in the /dev directory
>to install the drivers.  I tried some cdplayers and sound players, but
>they all get device not configured errors.  The cd players (xcd,
>xcdplayer, workman, cdplayer) don't recognize that a cd is in the drive,
>with both audio cds and data cds  I tried to cat an .au file directly to
>/dev/mixer and /dev/music, but cat wouldn't let me ( I would type "cat
><file>.au > /dev/<trial driver> and it would say cat: stdout: Operation
>not permitted [as root user[)

Try cat file.au > /dev/audio
Check if s3mod playback the .mod files and playmidi do .mid files (both in
packages and ports).

>Soooooo.......what can I do?  I'm guessing that I could find it in the
>handbok, but it's frustrating not being able to check it online
>
>Thanks,
>Michael Porter
>ocean@wavefront.com
>port0095@tc.umn.edu

Mariusz

        "verba volant,
                scripta manent"