From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 22 04:24:12 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD77F16A4D0; Sun, 22 Aug 2004 04:24:12 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.mcneil.com (rrcs-west-24-199-45-54.biz.rr.com [24.199.45.54]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B8C543D68; Sun, 22 Aug 2004 04:24:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sean@mcneil.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.mcneil.com [127.0.0.1]) by mail.mcneil.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27ACAFD06B; Sat, 21 Aug 2004 21:24:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.mcneil.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (server.mcneil.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 45466-09; Sat, 21 Aug 2004 21:24:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [24.199.45.54] (mcneil.com [24.199.45.54]) by mail.mcneil.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D420FD029; Sat, 21 Aug 2004 21:24:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Sean McNeil To: Tim Robbins In-Reply-To: <20040822040453.GA11878@cat.robbins.dropbear.id.au> References: <1093108393.4202.8.camel@funshine.carebears.net> <20040821133701.6ecf9f04@dolphin.local.net> <20040822040453.GA11878@cat.robbins.dropbear.id.au> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1093148651.47618.3.camel@server.mcneil.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 21:24:11 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at mcneil.com cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org cc: "Conrad J. Sabatier" cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Fwd: sound in CURRENT] X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 04:24:12 -0000 On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 21:04, Tim Robbins wrote: > On Sat, Aug 21, 2004 at 01:37:01PM -0500, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: > > On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 19:13:13 +0200 > > Christer Solskogen wrote: > > > > > -----Forwarded Message----- > > > > From: Christer Solskogen > > > > To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org > > > > Subject: sound in CURRENT > > > > Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:26:03 +0200 > > > > > > > > FreeBSD funshine.carebears.net 5.3-BETA1 FreeBSD 5.3-BETA1 #1: Sat > > > > Aug 21 15:51:04 CEST 2004 > > > > root@funshine.carebears.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/FUNSHINE amd64 > > > > > > > > I cant get sound working on my SB Live. > > > > I have the following in kernel config: > > > > device sound > > > > device "snd_emu10k1" > > > > > > > > It seems like I dont have any sound modules either in /boot/kernel > > > > (yeah, i know the modules are named snd_*) > > > > > > > > (no need to CC: back to me. I`m subscribed) > > > > > > Could this only be on amd64? > > [long rant snipped] > > It's unreasonable to claim that the whole sound system is broken on the > basis of one driver not working with your hardware -- I've had no problems > whatsoever with sound on my system, using both the onboard sound (VIA 8237/ > Analog Devices AD1980 with the snd_via8233 driver) and an old Sound Blaster > Live! Value card (with the snd_emu10k1 driver). Well he mentioned actually 2 different chip sets. I do not know if they are the same driver, though. I'm using the snd_via8233 as well and have terrible sound quality. Have you played back mp3 files on that machine? Do they sound good completely through? Mine sounds hurried at times. Like it is getting interrupts too soon. Cheers, Sean