Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 21:06:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com> To: leegold <leegold@fastmail.fm> Cc: Scott Corey <scott@bsdprophet.org>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: can not get sound card to work Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0210202104560.8388-100000@heorot.1nova.com> In-Reply-To: <20021021022823.4E4C0EC87@server2.fastmail.fm>
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Have any of you guys searched the mailing lists archives for AWE 64? You'll need to manually force the card to IRQ 10 in the Kernal. The AWE (despite what Creative may say,) is not a true PNP sound card. Rick > > You guys must be smoking crack. my AWE64 works GREAT! > > I don't know why the dang thing's busted. > I'm buying the shrink-wrap driver. > > I think there are a couple of AWE64 variations maybe we got a > limited run w/a wierd chip version. If not,I wish I knew what > the heck I've been doing wrong. > > > > leegold wrote: > > >>Hey, I also had the same problem. The AWE 64 just doesn't even make noise!. > > >>While its true that the manual has an example on set it up, it just > > >>didn't work. I tried recompiling the kernel many times, even a couple of > > >>"make world", both with FreeBSD 4.5 and 4.6.2 release. > > >> > > >>I gave up as I don't really need the sound to enjoy the system, but I > > >>think that there is probably an issue with the AWE64 and FreeBSD. > > >> > > >>By the way, the card is on a ISA slot and works fine when running win2k. > > >> > > > > > > > > > Same experience, my AWE64 worked fine in WIN2k and Mandrake Linux. > > > But I spent a solid week trying in FreeBsd - I tried everything - no > > > sound. > > > There's a commercial driver: http://www.opensound.com/ > > > I'm thinking of spending the money - there's free phone support too. > > > Really shook me up that FBsd can't PnP my sound less support it. > > > Of course we may be doing something wrong, some detail we are over > > > looking, > > > but I recompiled my kernel 20 times and searched the web for help like a > > > maniac, so > > > it makes sense at this point to buy the drivers. Very frustrating. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>Rafael > > > > > > -- > > > http://fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an > > > unladen european swallow > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > -- > http://fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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