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Date:      Fri, 11 Aug 2000 15:29:39 -0400
From:      "Ryan Baltz" <RCBALTZ@accusort.com>
To:        <questions@FREEBSD.ORG>, <xavier@labna.itmerida.mx>
Subject:   Re: Configuring my soundcard
Message-ID:  <s9941bfe.048@telgw1.accusort.com>

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>>> "Xavier Alfeir=DFn S." <xavier@labna.itmerida.mx> 08/11/00 03:29PM >>>
>>>I want to setup the sound card, but almost all the tutorials talk about
>>>versions < 3.0. I have installed Freebsd 4.0-RELEASE in a IBM 300GL =
with a
>>>Pentium II processor, and a Crystalware soundcard.
>>>The problem is that when I change the kernel, the config program says =
that=20
>>>the snd/pcm and other words, are obsolete.


Had this problem... Here is the original and reply...

>  I'm new to FreeBsd and tried to install sound support for my SB16
> last night.  I followed the directions in 'The Handbook' and it gave
> me a big 'ole message about the Sound Device being deprecated.  What
> am I doing wrong?  Are there any good texts out there that are a step
> above, "type ls to list files" but not as high as "this is how to
> perform a level 6 diagnostic" ???

What version of FreeBSD are you trying to install? If it is 4.x or
higher... just add the lines

device sbc=20
device pcm

to your kernel configuration file, then build and install a kernel, and
reboot (this assumes a PnP or PCI card) if it's not a PnP or PCI
card... change the sbc line above to:

device sbc0    at isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 flags 0x15 (fill in your
card's irq, and drq's (the second drq is in the flags)

after you reboot with a new kernel, type: dmesg | more
and look for sbc0 and pcm0 lines. If they are there... do this as root:

cd /dev
sh MAKEDEV snd0

After that, your sound apps should work.

Ken






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