Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 22:44:02 -0500 (EST) From: Andy Myers <andy@frozentundra.net> To: Bob Giesen <BobGiesen@earthlink.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SoundBlaster Live! or PCI512 help Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0202072240430.36999-100000@mackeson.frozentundra.net> In-Reply-To: <E16Z0Ke-0007iE-00@hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net>
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Try changing the output driver from OSS, to eSound. I had this problem with my SB Live using xmms in Gnome. I just changed the plugin that xmms was using for output to eSound. Problem solved for me. Good luck. On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Bob Giesen wrote: > I have a SoundBlaster PCI512 -- which, I've read, is essentially > the same as a Live! card. I can't get mine to make a sound in FBSD. > (Sings like a canary in m$, so I know it works...) If you're > familiar with getting either (PCI512 or Live!) card working and have > spotted anything I've missed or screwed up, I'd love to hear from > you. I have been searching the FBSD site and Googling the web (oh, > yes, I've RTFM, too:-) ) and am coming up short. I've found several > references to getting these cards working, but I've tried all that > I've found and my speakers still sit silently... > Here's what I've done: > > > I've compiled a new kernel with device pcm: > ... > device pcm > ... > > The kernel now finds the card at bootup: > pci0: <PCI buson pcib0 > pcm0: <Creative EMU10K1port 0xe000-0xe01f irq 5 at device 9.0 on > pci0 > > I feel that I should note here that I have my BIOS' "PnP OS" > option set to "No." My kernel shows the same irq (5) as my BIOS > shows during the POST. > > Per instructions, I tried the following: > $ cat /dev/sndstat > FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm) Feb 1 2002 02:14:09 > Installed devices: > pcm0: <Creative EMU10K1at io 0xe000 irq 5 (4p/3r/0v channels > duplex) > > Next, I ran /dev/MAKEDEV snd0 and looked for the new devices > that the handbook said (in section 14.4) would be created: > # cd /dev > # ls -l audio* dsp* dspW* midi* mixer* music* sequencer* pss* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 6 Feb 7 19:39 audio -> audio0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8 Feb 7 19:39 audio0 -> audio0.0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 4 Feb 7 19:39 audio0.0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0x00010004 Feb 7 19:39 audio0.1 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0x00020004 Feb 7 19:39 audio0.2 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0x00030004 Feb 7 19:39 audio0.3 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 4 Feb 7 19:39 dsp -> dsp0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 6 Feb 7 19:39 dsp0 -> dsp0.0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 3 Feb 7 19:39 dsp0.0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0x00010003 Feb 7 19:39 dsp0.1 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0x00020003 Feb 7 19:39 dsp0.2 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0x00030003 Feb 7 19:39 dsp0.3 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 5 Feb 7 19:39 dspW -> dspW0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 5 Feb 7 19:39 dspW -> dspW0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 7 Feb 7 19:39 dspW0 -> dspW0.0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 7 Feb 7 19:39 dspW0 -> dspW0.0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 5 Feb 7 19:39 dspW0.0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 5 Feb 7 19:39 dspW0.0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0x00010005 Feb 7 19:39 dspW0.1 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0x00010005 Feb 7 19:39 dspW0.1 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0x00020005 Feb 7 19:39 dspW0.2 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0x00020005 Feb 7 19:39 dspW0.2 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0x00030005 Feb 7 19:39 dspW0.3 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0x00030005 Feb 7 19:39 dspW0.3 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 2 Feb 7 19:39 midi0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 6 Feb 7 19:39 mixer -> mixer0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0 Feb 7 19:39 mixer0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 6 Feb 7 19:39 music -> music0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 8 Feb 7 19:39 music0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 4 Feb 7 19:39 pss -> pss0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 9 Feb 7 19:39 pss0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 10 Feb 7 19:39 sequencer -> > sequencer0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 1 Feb 7 19:39 sequencer0 > > > The handbook listed the "midi" device, but I got only a "midi0" > device. Is that okay? > The handbook recommended re-making the devices if one or more > were missing, so I did so. Still, I got no "midi" device. > Anyway, I've tried several different tools that should play > audio CD's, wav and/or mp3 files, and not a peep emerges from my > speakers. (Yes, they're amplified and turned on.) > > As for the app's I've tried -- I've tried the CD player that comes > w/ Gnome (which correctly identifies different CD's via the database > on the net and seems to be playing them (as the elapsed track time > changes in the display)), but no sound comes out. > > Curiously, I just tried a different command (about which I know > very little, so I might have used it wrong) and got an odd error: > > # play /usr/X11R6/share/gnome/sounds/info.wav > sox: Can't open output file '/dev/dsp': Device busy > > Any ideas? Is there a sure-fire way to test my setup (in case I'm > just using sound app's incorrectly)? Any and all help will be > thoroughly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Bob > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > Number of US states that claim test scores in their elementary > schools are above national average: 50 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Andy Myers Orlando, Florida, USA andy@frozentundra.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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