From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 10 21:49:51 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E224106564A for ; Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:49:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mav@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cmail.optima.ua (cmail.optima.ua [195.248.191.121]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA2AC8FC1D for ; Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:49:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mav@FreeBSD.org) X-Spam-Flag: SKIP X-Spam-Yversion: Spamooborona-2.1.0 Received: from [212.86.226.226] (account mav@alkar.net HELO mavbook.mavhome.dp.ua) by cmail.optima.ua (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.9) with ESMTPSA id 231321114; Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:49:49 +0200 Message-ID: <49691802.8060801@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:49:54 +0200 From: Alexander Motin User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20081029) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Christian Weisgerber References: <1231280583.00056602.1231267203@10.7.7.3> <49649333.6060902@gmail.com> <1231449787.00057633.1231436412@10.7.7.3> <1231453391.00057689.1231442401@10.7.7.3> <1231622582.00058737.1231609204@10.7.7.3> In-Reply-To: <1231622582.00058737.1231609204@10.7.7.3> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: snd_hda default configuration X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:49:51 -0000 Christian Weisgerber wrote: > Alexander Motin wrote on freebsd-current: > >> You have 3 PCM devices configured: >> - pcm0: 7.1 playback via 4 rear jacks (Green, Black, Orange and Grey) + >> record from mic (front Pink), line (rear Blue), monitor (second mic, >> rear Pink), cd (internal Black) or mix (sum of all these). >> - pcm1: stereo playback via front Green jack. >> - pcm2: SPDIF output >> >> As for me, this configuration is correct and good enough. > > IMO, it would make more sense if pcm1 also had a recording device > and the front mic was assigned to that. These modern 7.1+2 codecs > are really intended to support multistreaming: > (1) playback (up to 7.1) and recording on the rear panel > (2) a headset (headphones + mic) on the front panel Reasonable and popular configuration, but it depends on planned usage scenario. You can send proposition to the hardware vendor or use loader.conf tunables to override. :) -- Alexander Motin