Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2003 20:33:36 -0700 From: paul beard <paulbeard@mac.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Soundblaster Live! on FreeBSD 4.8? Message-ID: <3F5BF890.7020306@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <1062984271.95857.79.camel@jake> References: <974547.1062984005801.JavaMail.nobody@daisy.psp.pas.earthlink.net> <1062984271.95857.79.camel@jake>
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Adam McLaurin wrote: > On Sun, 2003-09-07 at 19:20, fireal@earthlink.net wrote: > >> My understanding is that SBLive cards are not supported, and >> if you get one to work you're lucky. Is this correct, or >> should they work with no problem? Is there anything I can >> try, or are there any resources to check? > > > This is incorrect. My SB Live has worked just fine on 4.6.2, > 4.7, 4.8, and 5.1. I didn't do anything outside of what the > handbook instructed me to do. > > I'd be suspicious of artsd causing you problems. I've heard of > this before, but I don't know the solution. Check the mailing > list archives. The SBlive is fine with FreeBSD: I also had troubles when I was running KDE (unloading/reloading the pcm driver would lock up and reboot my system). Try a different window manager or just try running a command line audio program before loading KDE/Xwindows and see how you get on. I found that artsd didn't always play well with others . . . . -- Paul Beard <http://paulbeard.no-ip.org/movabletype/>; whois -h whois.networksolutions.com ha=pb202 "He was so narrow minded he could see through a keyhole with both eyes ..."
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