From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 25 20:11:36 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F8B416A4CE for ; Fri, 25 Jun 2004 20:11:36 +0000 (GMT) Received: from server1.gnuconsulting.com (customer-66-213-144-58.velocitus.net [66.213.144.58]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F078E43D49 for ; Fri, 25 Jun 2004 20:11:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from david@gnuconsulting.com) Received: by server1.gnuconsulting.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 7D54D1B5016; Fri, 25 Jun 2004 14:10:12 -0600 (MDT) Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 14:10:12 -0600 From: David Bishop To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040625201012.GD19825@server1.gnuconsulting.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: via envy24 (ice1724) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 20:11:36 -0000 I am a recent convert to FreeBSD (a week ago tomorrow) after many years of running debian. So far it's been pretty interesting, if only to see how very many things are different. I think my favorite part so far has been the feeling of integration. Anyways, the reason for emailing is that I am trying to get my sound card up and going. It is a generic brand card that uses the Via Envy24 (that is, IC Ensemble 1724) chipset. Now, obviously I should have read the hardware compatibility chart more closely, but to be honest I didn't even think about it... Just to get back up and going, I dug out my old SB AWE64 card, which works great. So my question is, where does the development for sound card drivers happen? I'm used to the alsa project, over in linux-land. Is there something equivilant for FreeBSD? Who would I ask about possible upcoming support? Who do I get to buy another soundcard? :-) And finally, am I on the right mailing list? I am running 5.2.1-RELEASE, which is the -STABLE branch of 5, right? So freebsd-stable seemed to be the proper place. If not, I take correction with great humility and humourous self-deprecation. Please feel free to tell me all the various ways that this email is stupid... D.A.Bishop