From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 3 11:30:21 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A459E37B401 for ; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:30:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from blacklamb.mykitchentable.net (170-215-85-55.br1.elk.ca.frontiernet.net [170.215.85.55]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91CBA43FA3 for ; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:30:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from drew@mykitchentable.net) Received: from tagalong (unknown [165.107.42.110]) by blacklamb.mykitchentable.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 0C7D8EE6AC for ; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:30:16 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <009101c2fa17$7486fa70$6e2a6ba5@tagalong> From: "Drew Tomlinson" To: "FreeBSD Questions" Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:30:15 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: Gnome2, Sound, & MPlayer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 19:30:22 -0000 Although I've had success with FBSD as a server, I'm a complete newbie when it comes to using FBSD as a desktop. I've completed a fresh install of FBSD 5.0-RELEASE, and the latest versions of Gnome2, and XWindows. I learned that I needed 'options pcm' in my kernel config to get sound working so I added it and recompiled. Now I can here event sounds when using Gnome2. Next I installed mplayer via the port. I added '-m WITH_GUI=yes' to the portinstall command to get gmplayer built as well. I can run gmplayer and get picture but no sound when connected to a Windows Media 8 stream. I also tried loading a VCD. When I attempted to play this, it would only play track 2. The other tracks, one and three, produced nothing. Track 2 produced picture and a loud "hiss" for sound. I found it interesting that the "volume control" icon on the top right of my screen seems to have no control over the volume, whether it's the loud "hiss" when playing the VCD or the Gnome event sounds. I've Googled but have not found any info that's at my newbie level. Can anyone tell if my problems are related to Gnome or mplayer? Any suggestions for further testing? Any links how to get sound working or any good "newbie" links for Gnome in general would be appreciated. Thanks, Drew