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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:51:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: "kalin mintchev" <kalin@el.net>
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Subject: Re: sound /audio
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  got it.....  thanks...

> kalin mintchev wrote:
>>
>> hi all...
>>
>> i have a new 5.4R installation on t30 thinkpad. trying to get the sound
>> drivers in the kernel.
>>
>> adding:
>> device pcm
>>
>> doesn't work. it used to work with 5.3. adding 'device sound' didn't do
>> much. when i start x i get 'No volume control elements and/or devices
>> found'
>>
>> is there any other driver for the 'SoundBlaster compatible' sound card?
>> which one should i use instead of pcm?
>>
>
> Hi. The handbook has pretty good sound documentation on how to get
> started:
>
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/sound-setup.html
>
> I personally would:
>
> 1) kldload snd_driver to find out what driver my card needed
> 2) Then compile device sound and my sound driver into the kernel as the
> handbook says.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> -Mark
>
>


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