From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 13 17:44:41 2004 Return-Path: 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 2C06616A4CE for ; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:44:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net (rwcrmhc12.comcast.net [216.148.227.85]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0178143D5A for ; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:44:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dgl@kirk.dlee.org) Received: from kirk.dlee.org ([68.49.181.149]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with ESMTP id <2004121317444001400eiokje>; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:44:40 +0000 Received: from kirk.dlee.org (dgl@localhost.dlee.org [127.0.0.1]) by kirk.dlee.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id iBDHiciU045583 for ; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:44:39 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from dgl@kirk.dlee.org) Received: (from dgl@localhost) by kirk.dlee.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id iBDHicxT045582 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:44:38 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from dgl) Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:44:38 -0500 From: Doug Lee To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20041213174438.GK906@kirk.dlee.org> Mail-Followup-To: Doug Lee , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Organization: Bartimaeus Group User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: FreeBSD support of RealTek sound chips (HP box)? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:44:41 -0000 I recently encountered an HP computer with what I regard as a unique built-in sound system based on RealTek chips: It breaks out (under Windows XP anyway) into five devices: one playback device and four recording devices. Most sound systems present one device with both record and playback channels. Since FreeBSD seems to have trouble in many cases with simultaneous record and playback on the same device, I thought this might actually be a significant benefit under FreeBSD compared to more conventional chipsets... but it would be difficult to test my theory on this, the only such box I have seen. I'm asking the list because, if this works, I'll probably buy a box just like it for myself. Please Cc me directly. -- Doug Lee dgl@dlee.org http://www.dlee.org Bartimaeus Group doug@bartsite.com http://www.bartsite.com "The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it."--Theodore Roosevelt