From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 1 16:41:59 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail004.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail004.syd.optusnet.com.au [203.2.75.228]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48D7037B41E for ; Tue, 1 Jan 2002 16:41:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from CO3024476A (c19287.chirn1.vic.optusnet.com.au [203.164.41.244]) by mail004.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id g020fpr31817 for ; Wed, 2 Jan 2002 11:41:51 +1100 Message-ID: <007101c19326$43d99da0$f429a4cb@CO3024476A> From: "David Kelly" To: Subject: soundcard install Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 11:41:49 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_006E_01C19382.76DF1ED0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006E_01C19382.76DF1ED0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Is there a simple configuration program or simple way to install a = soundcard? I have spent hours reading the documentation and just go = around in circles. i.e " To use your sound device, you will need to load the proper device = driver. This may be accomplished in one of two ways. The easiest way is = to simply load a kernel module for your sound card with kldload(8). = Alternatively, you may statically compile in support for your sound card = in your kernel." Then it goes on about configuration=20 " If you have one of the above cards, you will need to add: device pcm" = and=20 " For a non-PnP ISA card, add: =20 device pcm=20 device sbc0 at isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 flags 0x15" but then there is no information about how to do this or use this after = editing the configuration. Also the 'kldload' is this part of what I = have to do? There is no examples of how to use it in the docs. I am sorry to have to email you as I am sure that you get lots of this = sort of thing from new people but I am truly confused and need help? I = have decided to switch over to freeBSD as it performed much faster on my = PC than Linux but sound has been a real challenge for me which it was = not with Linux (in 3 different versions eg redhat, mandrake and debian) = and help will be greatly appreciated. David Kelly ------=_NextPart_000_006E_01C19382.76DF1ED0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Is there a simple configuration program = or simple=20 way to install a soundcard? I have spent hours reading the documentation = and=20 just go around in circles.

i.e " To=20 use your sound device, you will need to load the proper device driver. = This may=20 be accomplished in one of two ways. The easiest way is to simply load a = kernel=20 module for your sound card with kldload(8). Alternatively, you may statically = compile in=20 support for your sound card in your kernel." Then it goes on about = configuration=20

" If you have=20 one of the above cards, you will need to add: device pcm" and=20

" For a non-PnP=20 ISA card, add:

device pcm=20

device sbc0 at=20 isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 flags 0x15"

but then there is no information about = how to do=20 this or use this after editing the configuration. Also the 'kldload' is = this=20 part of what I have to do? There is no examples of how to use it in the=20 docs.

I am sorry to have to email you as I am = sure that=20 you get lots of this sort of thing from new people but I am truly = confused and=20 need help? I have decided to switch over to freeBSD as it performed much = faster=20 on my PC than Linux but sound has been a real challenge for me which it = was not=20 with Linux (in 3 different versions eg redhat, mandrake and debian) and = help=20 will be greatly appreciated.

David Kelly

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