From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 11 10:06:50 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5761A106566B for ; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:06:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cwhiteh@onetel.com) Received: from april.london.02.net (april.london.02.net [87.194.255.143]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC0028FC24 for ; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:06:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from eco.config (93.97.24.219) by april.london.02.net (8.5.016.1) id 4B79C263010F926E; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:06:45 +0100 Message-ID: <4BC19F34.5090502@onetel.com> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:06:44 +0100 From: Chris Whitehouse User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20091212) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Programmer In Training References: <4BBE8DB1.8040905@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <4BBE9470.1040607@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <4BBEB5BC.3000509@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <4bbedc81.G0j71lonOCUqR/vZ%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <4BBF2674.6080402@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <4BBF727D.6000407@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <4BBF93E8.4080908@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <4bbfdcad.W6JoDlxI393oub38%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <4BC131B0.6080008@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> In-Reply-To: <4BC131B0.6080008@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RESOLVED, for now] Re: USB Powered Speakers 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: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:06:50 -0000 Programmer In Training wrote: > On 04/09/10 21:04, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: >> Programmer In Training wrote: >> >>> I'm thinking I'm just going to wait until Tuesday and get a brand >>> new pair of wall-powered speakers. This hassle is NOT worth it ... >> If "speakers on USB 2.0 card, all else on 1.x builtins" doesn't > > > Despite the steadily degrading nature of the builtins, they are working > for the keyboard with speakers on the card and so far (aside from some > initial issues) they seem to be working just fine. For now. I'm still > getting a new pair of speakers. Now I'm not so keen on getting some of > those USB gadgets from ThinkGeek. ): It's probably too late to suggest it now but it did occur to me a very cheap and easy way to get around the original problem might be to replace the keyboard with a PS/2 keyboard :P (if your computer has a PS/2 port). Chris