From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 29 22:50:28 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21463106564A for ; Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:50:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from james4591@hotmail.com) Received: from snt0-omc4-s47.snt0.hotmail.com (snt0-omc4-s47.snt0.hotmail.com [65.54.51.98]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E68B38FC15 for ; Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:50:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from SNT122-W8 ([65.55.90.199]) by snt0-omc4-s47.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:50:22 -0700 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [108.240.16.29] From: James Powell To: Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:50:22 +0000 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <20120827102430.GB6102@kontrol.kode5.net> References: , <20120827041057.c6dbbcae.freebsd@edvax.de>, <20120827102430.GB6102@kontrol.kode5.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Aug 2012 22:50:22.0979 (UTC) FILETIME=[AC402D30:01CD8638] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: RE: CMI8788 audio card/chip support X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:50:28 -0000 kldload snd_driver only detected my USB Headset and loaded theusb audio dri= ver. It did not detect my CMI8788 (ASUS Xonar DX PCIe)and snd_cmi does not = support it. cat /dev/sndstat generated this: FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 64bit 2009061500/amd64)Installed devices:pcm0= : (play/rec) default Which is my Logitech USB headset=2C not my PCIe sound card. The boot generated a message stating "Unsupported Sound Carddetected. Pleas= e contact lists@support.freebsd.org with soundcard make and model." > Date: Mon=2C 27 Aug 2012 11:24:30 +0100 > From: jamie@kode5.net > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: CMI8788 audio card/chip support >=20 > [ Polytropon wrote on Mon 27.Aug'12 at 4:10:57 +0200 ] >=20 > > On Mon=2C 27 Aug 2012 02:01:34 +0000=2C James Powell wrote: > > >=20 > > > Are any plans being made to start support for these audio cards? > > > Currently I'm using one in a system I would like to use with > > > FreeBSD but it has no support through the kernel and driver > > > support from OSSv4 lands me with a system that either freezes > > > or won't boot properly. > >=20 > > Interesting. I've been using a CMI-based sound card with > > FreeBSD 4=2C 5 and 7 already. See "man snd_cmi": > >=20 > > HARDWARE > > The snd_cmi driver supports the following sound cards: > >=20 > > =B7 CMedia CMI8338A > > =B7 CMedia CMI8338B > > =B7 CMedia CMI8738 > > =B7 CMedia CMI8738B > >=20 > > It lists older CMI8788 as supported devices. Doesn't it > > provide sufficient compatibility? >=20 > Have you tried loading the generic driver to see if your audio card is pi= cked up: >=20 > # kldload snd_driver >=20 > then try=20 >=20 > # cat /dev/sndstat >=20 > which will show more info about it? That's what's recommended in the hand= book. =