From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Jun 26 10:17:46 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA01535 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 26 Jun 1997 10:17:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sabre.goldsword.com (sabre.goldsword.com [199.170.202.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA01493; Thu, 26 Jun 1997 10:17:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jfarmer@localhost) by sabre.goldsword.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id NAA26228; Thu, 26 Jun 1997 13:20:24 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 13:20:24 -0400 (EDT) From: "John T. Farmer" Message-Id: <199706261720.NAA26228@sabre.goldsword.com> To: conrads@neosoft.com, hasty@rah.star-gate.com Subject: Re: Advice on audio strategy needed Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, jfarmer@goldsword.com Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 26 Jun 1997 08:55:25 -0700 Amancio Hasty said: >Just disable the CS4232C and use your AWE .. > >Your motherboard should come with a manual which should have the info >on how to disable the CS4232c if not just call the motherboard manufacturer. > >Here is an old posting from Randal Hopper: >From: rhh@ct.picker.com (Randall Hopper) >To: multimedia@freebsd.org, bkogawa@primenet.com >Subject: ANN: AWEDRV 0.2.99c > >AWE32 & Sound Blaster 32 owners: > > AWEDRV 0.2.99c was released recently. This drops right into a >2.2-ALPHA kernel -- just follow INSTALL.frbsd in the driver package. New >features: recent versions now allow loading .SBKs/.SF2s directly without >patching, and also support stereo/multi-layer instruments. > > If you'd like to try it, I've created a help page you might want to >browse: > > http://multiverse.com/~rhh/awedrv/ > > Have fun, > Amancio Uh, I believe that he said that the onboard audio _could_not_ be disabled. While I've never run into such a setup, I'm willing to believe that a "bottom feeder" MB manufacturer would leave out control of on-board devices, leaving you with only PnPray to enable/disable it. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- John T. Farmer Proprietor, GoldSword Systems jfarmer@goldsword.com Public Internet Access in East Tennessee dial-in (423)470-9953 for info, e-mail to info@goldsword.com Network Design, Internet Services & Servers, Consulting