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From: ALIAS <liuyang99@earthlink.net>
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On Friday 19 September 2003 09:34 am, you wrote:
> ALIAS <liuyang99@earthlink.net> writes:
> > i can't seem to get my sound to work, i've installed freebsd and got it
> > working before but don't remember how and everytime i try to open up a
> > mpeg file it says
> >
> > Sound server informational message:
> >
> > Error while initializing the sound driver:
> > device /dev/dsp can't be opened  (Device not configured)
> >
> > The sound server will continue, using the null output device.
> >
> > i've added the device pcm to my kernel and i've configured the
> > /boot/loader.conf and added snd_pcm_load="YES" and used kldload
> > snd_pcm.ko and the error message is still coming up can someone help me?
> > i have a sound blaster sound card.
>
> Have you built the sound devices?
> [Or on 5.x, are they creating themselves?]
you make cd /dev
sh MAKEDEV snd0?