Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 09:52:29 -0400 (EDT) From: "Sean O'Connell" <sto@stat.Duke.EDU> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/20060: Add some mention of sound devices in the pcm manpage Message-ID: <200007201352.JAA68985@feta.isds.duke.edu>
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>Number: 20060 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Add some mention of sound devices in the pcm manpage >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Jul 20 07:00:04 PDT 2000 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Sean O'Connell >Release: FreeBSD 4.0-STABLE i386 >Organization: Institute of Statistics and Decision Sciences >Environment: Both RELENG_4 and -CURRENT. >Description: This is based on a conversation with a frustrated -STABLE user who couldn't figure out how to create the requisite devices for his sound card (which had kernel support ... device pcm was added as per LINT). He had looked through the manpages and had done some searching through the handbook and FAQ. There does exist an entry in the FAQ (http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/admin.html#AEN2508), but it doesn't hit all the right keywords. It should contain more verbiage (something in reference to sound/pcm/MAKEDEV snd, etc). My initial instinct was to say RTFM, but when I went to the manpage for pcm, there was no reference to the requirment to do a cd /dev; sh MAKEDEV snd0 (for pcm0, snd1 for pcm1, etc). >How-To-Repeat: man 4 pcm and try to find a reference to the relevant device files >Fix: The following is a patch to /usr/src/share/man/man4/pcm.4 that adds a DEVICE FILES section (probably nonstandard) to reward the industrious user. Do other kernel devices make reference to their relevant /dev entries ... It might be a nice thing to add. --- pcm.4.orig Wed Mar 22 00:12:01 2000 +++ pcm.4 Wed Jul 19 17:54:30 2000 @@ -121,6 +121,24 @@ .It NeoMagic 256AV/ZX (PCI) .Pp + +.El +.Pp +.Sh DEVICE FILES + +To create the proper device files for audio support, + +.Cd "cd /dev" +.Cd "sh MAKEDEV snd0" + +for soundcards detected as +.Em pcm0 +(similarly, if the card is detected as +.Em "pcm1", +it would require +.Em "snd1", +etc.). + .El .Pp .Sh DIAGNOSTICS AND TROUBLESHOOTING >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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