From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 24 03:14:51 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2088106564A for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:14:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80B348FC13 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:14:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mAO3Eo7G017911; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:14:50 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daleco.biz Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ezekiel.daleco.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id iWKMpjreNJVI; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:14:46 -0600 (CST) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz (ezekiel.daleco.biz [66.76.92.18]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mAO3Ehr3017907; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:14:46 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <492A1C23.2080504@daleco.biz> Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:14:43 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.8.1.16) Gecko/20080719 SeaMonkey/1.1.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: kenneth hatteland References: <4929BC38.1010505@kleppnett.no> In-Reply-To: <4929BC38.1010505@kleppnett.no> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Soundcard problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:14:51 -0000 kenneth hatteland wrote: > After switching from FreeBSD 7.0 release to stable I have had a big > soundproblem. > When compiling a kernel as I used to with device sound and device > snd_emu10Kx as options I now get an error saying mixer is not configured > etc.And no sound at all. Have tried several mixers to but to no avail, > I do not understand the problem enough to correct it. I'm not sure I will either, but maybe won't hurt to try? > Googling doesn`t help as no one reports the same error with audigy > soundcards. > If I compile a kernel without the snd_emu10kx device sound works > partially, sometimes playing ok, and then often sounding like an alien > attacking ( digital noise of the horrible kind) Sooner or later the > system locks down after playing about 5 songs with normal sound forcing > me to hard switch the system off.. I find this extremely annoying. I think I would also. > Does anybody have a clue ? I am not sure which output you`d want me to > provide for this so instead of pasting every output I know I thought to > ask first... > I haven`t reversed my system to 7.0 release so that could maybe fix it, > but I was hoping to stay with 7.1 :) Well, relevant lines re: your soundcard from `dmesg` or /var/run/dmesg.boot, if it's there. Also, output of `cat /dev/sndstat` and perhaps a listing thus: ls -l /dev/dsp* /dev/mixer for starters. Kevin Kinsey -- Fortune favors the lucky.