From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 24 17:55:57 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 5D1BF16A46E for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:55:57 +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 B0E0E43D49 for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:55:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nick.date@ukonline.co.uk) Received: from 88-110-134-165.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com (HELO mk-smarthost-9.mail.uk.tiscali.com) ([88.110.134.165]) by mk-smarthost-2.mail.uk.tiscali.com with ESMTP; 24 Oct 2005 18:53:34 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AB4FACm6XEOGASg X-IronPort-AV: i="3.97,245,1125874800"; d="scan'208"; a="37654305:sNHT4286790522" Received: from 88-110-134-165.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com ([88.110.134.165]:34347 helo=nickdate) by mk-smarthost-9.mail.uk.tiscali.com with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1EU6TU-000Dxt-VO for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:51:09 +0100 From: "Nick J. Date" To: Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:53:33 +0100 Message-ID: <000001c5d8c3$daaa3fa0$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 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.1830 Subject: RE: 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 17:55:57 -0000 Hi Andrew! Many thanks! I'm trying that now! Regards, Nick. -- Nick Date Bath, England, UK > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Andrew P. > Sent: 24 October 2005 15:32 > To: Nick J. Date > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Open Sound System on FreeBSD 6 RC1 > > > On 10/24/05, Andrew P. wrote: > > On 10/24/05, Nick J. Date wrote: > > > 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 _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > http://www.4front-tech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=560 > > > > Actually, apart from editing devfs.conf as per my > advice in the topic, I've got a startup script, > /root/oss.sh, containing these: > > #!/bin/sh > /usr/local/lib/oss/bin/soundon > /etc/rc.d/devfs restart > > and a line in /etc/crontab: > @reboot root sleep 30 && /root/oss.sh > > I am thinking about writing a port, but still only > thinking. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free> bsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >