Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 20:04:16 +0000 From: Otter <otterr@bellsouth.net> To: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@nomedia.it>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SoundBlaster Vibra16: vexata quaestio ? Message-ID: <3880D2C0.369308B1@bellsouth.net> References: <NDBBIPEDHMIICEHNLGBAOEIJCIAA.bitsurfr@enteract.com> <387F763E.7766AF3D@bellsouth.net> <20000116.470600@bartequi.ottodomain.org>
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Salvo Bartolotta wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 1/14/00, 8:17:18 PM, Otter <otterr@bellsouth.net> wrote regarding Re:
> SoundBlaster Vibra16:
>
> > Chris Silva wrote:
>
> > > Could somebody be good enough to let me in on how to setup the
> > > above sound card in 3.4?
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Chris
>
> > i can only assume that you didn't bother to look for docs yet, as you
> > should have. i'm feeling generous since i'm confident that the
> dolphins
> > are going to make the jaguars bend over and grab their ankles
> tomorrow,
> > so here goes:
> > go read up on /usr/src/sys/i386/isa/snd/CARDS for the general info and
> > pnp line for the kernel if you need it.
> > I don't have a Vibra, but i do have an old SB16 value model, as well
> as
> > an AWE64 value sound card. they both work with the same configuration
> in
> > the kernel, and i use the pcm0 driver for mine. i have a
> > device pcm0 at isa? port? tty irq 5 drq 1 flags 0x15
> > no pnp0 references in the kernel, just this one line...
> > i don't know if this will work for you, but the docs group the vibra
> with
> > the other stuff. i'm just giving you a line for the plain sb16 and
> awe64.
> > i hope this was of help... and don't forget: GO MIAMI!
> > -Otter
>
> Dear Otter,
>
> I am running 3.3-Release and I have tried the following solutions for
> my Soundblaster AWE64:
>
> 1) "pcm" solution, same options as yours: it seems to work just fine.
> My kernel says: pcm0 at 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 flags 0x15 on isa
>
> BTW, the .../snd/README is not particularly clear. It seems to suggest
> adding a "controller pnp0" option. Since I had already configured the
> card under Linux, it wasn't too difficult to guess the correct line
> (no pnp0 option).
i should have clarified that. when i put the "pnp line... if you need it"
comment in, i should have mentioned that the pnp line is needed when using
the snd0 route as you mentioned. and thanks for adding detail to this. i
have a stereo system for my audio cd's. i just use the sound card for mp3's
here. i wasn't aware of the lack of audio cd support. since you said this,
i installed wmmixer and can see that it won't allow me to turn a microphone
on either. i don't need it. no big deal, but thanks for the info.
> A look at the log messages in fact suggested
> deleting the pnp0 option. Also, midi and wavetable synthesis are NOT
> supported by my pcm driver (the stock driver, ie not updated),
> according to the README.
>
> 2) "snd" solution, with the following kernel options:
> controller pnp0
> controller snd0
> device sb0 at isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 1
> device sbxvi0 at isa? drq 5
> device sbmidi0 at isa? port 0x330
> device opl0 at isa? port 0x388
>
> I found this last configuration ... again by a little trial and error.
> Well, actually, the card is recognized as "SoundBlaster 16 4.16", but
> it works: in KDE, I can listen to music CDs, which is all I was
> looking for.
>
> My kernel says:
> Probing for PnP devices:
> CSN 1 Vendor ID: CTL00c5 [0xc5008c0e] Serial 0x039632f7 Comp ID:
> PNPb02f [0x2fb0d041]
> [omissis ...]
> sb0 at 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 on isa
> snd0: <SoundBlaster 16 4.16>
> sbxvi0 at drq 5 on isa
> snd0: <SoundBlaster 16 4.16>
> sbmidi0 at 0x330 on isa
> snd0: <SoundBlaster MPU-401>
> opl0 at 0x388 on isa
> snd0: <Yamaha OPL3 FM>
>
> AFAICS, the "snd" configuration (soundblaster 16) enables the second
> 16-bit DMA channel (drq 5), it should also enable the midi
> environment, and the Yamaha OPL3 FM (synthesizer ?); however, it makes
> no difference to me, since I have only used sound support to play my
> music CDs -- I have not tested midi and synth, either.
>
> The docs seem to indicate that Luigi's driver enables the basic
> functions for the SoundBlaster AWE64: ie, no midi and no synth. On the
> other hand, the pcm driver seems to sound (literally) better as far as
> listening to my music CD is concerned.
This is why i now use pcm0. When a friend with a similar hardware setup
told me that it's sound quality is noticeably better and there's no random
dma error messages, i had to try. so now i'm stuck on it. when it comes to
music, quality is everything =]
>
>
> Conclusion: I keep both kernels ("kernel" and "kernel.voxware"), just
> in case I should feel like trying to play with midi (provided it
> works) ...
>
> Two possiblities are better than one :-)
>
> BTW, feel free to do anything with this message (from throwing to
> /dev/null, to sending to Chris or CC-ing to -questions) :-)
i'll pass it back to the list so others can benefit from the info also.
thanks again for clarifying!
>
>
> Best regards,
> Salvo
>
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