From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 24 14:15:49 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5932216A41F for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:15:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nick.date@ukonline.co.uk) Received: from mk-smarthost-2.mail.uk.tiscali.com (mk-smarthost-2.mail.uk.tiscali.com [212.74.114.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6282243D48 for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:15:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nick.date@ukonline.co.uk) Received: from 88-110-134-165.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com (HELO mk-smarthost-8.mail.uk.tiscali.com) ([88.110.134.165]) by mk-smarthost-2.mail.uk.tiscali.com with ESMTP; 24 Oct 2005 15:15:24 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AB4FAPOIXEOGASg X-IronPort-AV: i="3.97,245,1125874800"; d="scan'208"; a="37545186:sNHT4701883557" Received: from 88-110-134-165.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com ([88.110.134.165]:29587 helo=nickdate) by mk-smarthost-8.mail.uk.tiscali.com with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1EU36h-0005X9-Fz for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:15:23 +0000 From: "Nick J. Date" To: Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:15:23 +0100 Message-ID: <014601c5d8a5$6046e6f0$02fea8c0@nickdate> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.1830 Subject: Open Sound System on FreeBSD 6 RC1 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: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:15:49 -0000 Hiya! I've just "upgraded" my FreeBSD installation from 5.4-RELEASE to 6.0-RC1. With 5.4 I learnt that my sound card (SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit) wasn't supported by the drivers that come with FreeBSD, so I was using the free version of the Open Sound System (www.opensound.com) drivers. On installing 6.0-RC1, I didn't want to take any chances so I downloaded the OSS drivers again (selecting 6.0-RC1 as my operating system this time). The installation and sound tests completed fine and I could hear music being played. However, although the driver now loads on startup, it doesn't load any sort of mixer support and the device /dev/mixer doesn't exist. Even attempting to load OSS's own mixer software reports that /dev/mixer is non-existant. A re-install doesn't help and I can't find any option in the set up program that might make the mixer work. Has anyone else had a similar problem, and if so does anyone know of a solution? Anyway, if anyone could give me a hand or point me in the right direction it would be highly appreciated. Kind regards, Nick. -- Nick Date Bath, England, UK