Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:15:10 -0700 From: "Derrick Ryalls" <ryallsd@gmail.com> To: "Rich Demanowski" <richd@richdphoto.com> Cc: freeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Enabling sound? Message-ID: <d5eb95fc0607211615s60440bbbkcafd8bd4e5d6dadc@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <44C15EB6.4060801@RichDPhoto.com> References: <44C14EEB.5030901@RichDPhoto.com> <d5eb95fc0607211526h7ac4f642qce1903a616ab4527@mail.gmail.com> <44C156DA.5060701@RichDPhoto.com> <d5eb95fc0607211541m6f8beac4o96fb6fc593d305f0@mail.gmail.com> <44C15EB6.4060801@RichDPhoto.com>
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On 7/21/06, Rich Demanowski <richd@richdphoto.com> wrote: > Derrick Ryalls wrote: > > On 7/21/06, Rich Demanowski <richd@richdphoto.com> wrote: > >> Derrick Ryalls wrote: > >> > On 7/21/06, Rich Demanowski <richd@richdphoto.com> wrote: > >> >> I just dropped a SoundBlaster Live! card into my box, and have > >> followed > >> >> the directions in the handbook and the man pages. > >> >> > >> >> The following lines are in the compiled kernel: > >> >> device sound > >> >> device snd_emu10k1 > >> >> > >> >> I don't get the pcm0 lines that section 7.2.2 in the manual talks > >> >> about. cat /dev/sndstat returns: > >> >> FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm) > >> >> Installed devices: > >> >> and nothing else. > >> >> > >> >> kldload snd_emu10k1 yields no output whatsoever. When followed by > >> cat > >> >> /dev/sndstat it produces the same outputs as above. > >> >> > >> >> kld_load snd_driver yields: > >> >> ppc0: parallel port not found. > >> >> sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0x20 > >> >> sio1: port may not be enabled > >> >> ppc0: parallel port not found. > >> >> sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > >> >> sio1: port may not be enabled > >> >> ppc0: parallel port not found. > >> >> sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > >> >> sio1: port may not be enabled > >> >> ppc0: parallel port not found. > >> >> sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > >> >> sio1: port may not be enabled > >> >> ppc0: parallel port not found. > >> >> sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > >> >> sio1: port may not be enabled > >> >> ppc0: parallel port not found. > >> >> sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > >> >> sio1: port may not be enabled > >> >> ppc0: parallel port not found. > >> >> sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > >> >> sio1: port may not be enabled > >> >> > >> >> I recompiled with the sound and emu10k1 drivers commented out, and > >> the > >> >> kldload and cat /dev/sndstat commands still yield the same. > >> >> > >> >> I need to get sound enabled on this box, so I can do some online > >> >> training provided through streaming video. Please, please, please > >> tell > >> >> me I don't have to break down and install wankers on this thing ... > >> >> > >> > > >> > I would try this: > >> > > >> > kldload snd_driver > >> > > >> > then cat /dev/sndstat to see if perhaps a different driver is needed. > >> I tried that. That's what got me all the ppc0 and sio1 errors. > >> > >> > > > > Sorry, missed that. Record heat around here. My only other > > suggestion would involve a different sound card or possibly try a live > > O/S disk to see if the hardware is good. > Where/how do I obtain one of those? All I have are the install discs 1 > and 2 that I downloaded the iso images for, and all I can get from those > is an "emergency holographic shell" that can't even find the ls command, > let alone kldload ... > I was referring to something Knoppix like (Freesbie?) so you can see if a different version of the O/S helps. I wouldn't know how to diagnose sound issues in anything linux based though. Can you drop the card in a Windows box temporarily to see if it works there?
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