From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 19 15:37:19 2005 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 4C9D316A4CE for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:37:19 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ptb-relay01.plus.net (ptb-relay01.plus.net [212.159.14.212]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E557B43D2F for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:37:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ian@codepad.net) Received: from [80.229.159.44] (helo=[192.168.0.4]) by ptb-relay01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1CrHtU-0005rQ-4Z for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:37:16 +0000 From: Xian To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:37:15 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.7 References: <1106106183.34440.semin@mail2000.com.tw> <41EE7732.4040807@optusnet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <41EE7732.4040807@optusnet.com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200501191537.15142.ian@codepad.net> Subject: Re: Audio works... and then died ? 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: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:37:19 -0000 On Wednesday 19 January 2005 15:05, Andrew Sinclair wrote: > semin@NZ wrote: > >Hi there, > > > > I've got a Laptop (Compaq Presario 2166) with Conxant audio chip. I used > > to activate the audio with sound.ko and snd_t4dwave.ko when I use FreeBSD > > 5.1 without any (I suppose so) problem. I downloaded 5.3 several days > > ago. What happened to me is when I loaded those sound modules (not add > > into kernel yet), it work. When I start X.org, the sound module didn't > > work suddenly. The sound disappered even the modules were loaded > > properly. > > > > I tried to add sound modules into my kernel then make, install and > > reboot, and found ...it still keep dumbness!! I'm definitely sure snd_ko > > and snd_t4dwave.ko are the correct ones. What on earth might go wrong? > > Are you using KDE? > If so, KDE would be loading 'artsd' at startup, which is its daemon > for sharing the same sound board among multiple KDE applications. > Problem is, while that is running, the sound board is no longer > available for non-KDE applications. > Quick fix: > $ killall artsd; mplayer / realplay / whatever > > Keep in touch. > > > - Andrew Sinclair I found that that KDE sets the volumes when you log in. Sometimes it's set to zero. If your using KDE, start KMix after you log in, and crank the volume back up again. When you log out it should save the volumes and restore them net time you log in. -- /Xian "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed." Albert Einstein