Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 21:50:43 +0100 From: Jean-Mark Dupoux <jeanmark@dupx.freeserve.co.uk> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: can not get sound card to work Message-ID: <3DADD123.766DC898@dupx.freeserve.co.uk>
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> Hey, I also had the same problem. The AWE 64 just doesn't even make noise!. > > While its true that the manual has an example on set it up, it just > didn't work. I tried recompiling the kernel many times, even a couple of > "make world", both with FreeBSD 4.5 and 4.6.2 release. > > I gave up as I don't really need the sound to enjoy the system, but I > think that there is probably an issue with the AWE64 and FreeBSD. > > By the way, the card is on a ISA slot and works fine when running win2k. > > Rafael > > Scott Corey wrote: > > Personally I think I would rather ask a "Question" on FreeBSD-questions > > mailing list. Since that is where the "knowledge source" of FreeBSD > > resides. > > > > Never once have I seen a reference that you looked into the Handbook > > under Multimedia, "16.2 Setting Up The Sound Card". The Sound Blaster > > AWE64 IS listed! > > > > Why don't you try this link: > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/sound-setup.html > > > > and get back to us on your success. If this is an ISA card the problem could be it has an EEPROM that needs initilializing with a DOS module that would normally run in config.sys. To test the theory you'd need to make a very simple DOS boot-diskette with the right command from the DOS/Windows drivers included, and once the module is loaded do a soft-boot (keyboard ctrl-alt-del) to retain the setting in the EEPROM, then boot into FBSD and try configuring the driver. hope that helps Mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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