Date: 30 Dec 2005 13:26:19 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: eoghan <freebsd@redry.net> Cc: freebsd <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: getting sound in KDE Message-ID: <44aceil9v8.fsf_-_@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <EA7D7FA7-8CB9-41FF-8178-4BA91FE1FE59@redry.net> References: <40D83E7E-BCDF-43F4-B852-AF66C3B0DD1E@redry.net> <43B56FA0.3050509@mkproductions.org> <EA7D7FA7-8CB9-41FF-8178-4BA91FE1FE59@redry.net>
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eoghan <freebsd@redry.net> writes: > On 30 Dec 2005, at 17:34, Mark Kane wrote: > > > eoghan wrote: > >> Hello > >> I have followed the manual page here for sound setup: > >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/sound- > >> setup.html > >> Im using freebsd 6.0 with generic kernel. Im not sure what sound > >> card > >> came with my dell (its 3 years old). > >> So i did: > >> #kldload snd_emu10k1 > >> #kldload snd_driver > >> then: > >> #cat /dev/sndstat > >> FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm) > >> Installed devices: > >> pcm0: <AudioPCI ES1371-B> at io 0xec40 irq 11 kld snd_es137x(1p/1r/0v > >> channels duplex default) > >> This is my first time trying to get the sound working. I try play an > >> mp3 ans dont hear anything. Perhaps using the snd_driver wont work in > >> my case... > >> Is there a way to get freeBSD to show my sound device so I can > >> load the > >> correct module? Or is there something else im doing wrong? > >> Thanks > >> Eoghan > > > > It looks to me like the "snd_driver" did it (since it shows > > "snd_es127x" > > loaded), but if you still are not getting any sound then check some > > things. > > > > 1) The parts list you pasted seems like it's the Creative CT5807 sound > > card. I don't see that particular model on the hardware supported > > list, > > although similar models are listed under that driver (man snd_es137x). > > > > 2) Check the volume. Type "mixer" at a shell and make sure the levels > > are up. The manpage for "mixer" should tell you how to change those > > settings if you need to. > > > > 3) Are you running KDE or artsd? On one of my machines that I set > > sound > > up on a long time ago everything was going fine (no errors, sndstat > > showed it, etc) but KDE's artsd interfered with the volume when KDE > > was > > on. So if you are in KDE then I'd say to stop the GUI and go to the > > console where artsd won't be running and then do your testing. You can > > also disable artsd but I'm not sure where as it's been a while since > > I've used KDE. > > > > 4) Are your speakers/headphones/mixer volumes up? > > > > -Mark > > > > Thanks Mark > Im running KDE (3.4.3) and I have just gone into control center > > sound & multimedia > sound system > Here I disabled the sound system and reneabled it, which it restarted > the sound system. I then clicked the button to text sound. > Then I heard sound perfect. I then opened Noatun and tried to play an > mp3 but heard nothing. I dont know about artsd, but is this the KDE > sound system? > I tried the sound system disabled, restart Noatun but still nothing. > artsd at konsole says: > can't register Arts::MidiManager > There are already artsd objects registered, looking if they are > active... > > Error: Can't add object reference (probably artsd is already running). > If you are sure it is not already running, remove the > relevant files: > > /tmp/mcop-root/Arts_SoundServerV2 > /tmp/mcop-root/Arts_SoundServer > /tmp/mcop-root/Arts_SimpleSoundServer > /tmp/mcop-root/Arts_PlayObjectFactory > /tmp/mcop-root/Arts_AudioManager > > So, sound works if I test in control centre. But no sound if i try > play an mp3... Okay, so you have FreeBSD's sound drivers working fine, and you just need to get KDE to use it properly. I don't know anything about KDE, but enabling virtual channels may make life easier. See the manual for sound(4) for details. -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
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