From owner-freebsd-multimedia Mon Nov 3 23:57:43 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id XAA21247 for multimedia-outgoing; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 23:57:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-multimedia) Received: from labinfo.iet.unipi.it (labinfo.iet.unipi.it [131.114.9.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id XAA21242 for ; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 23:57:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it) Received: from localhost (luigi@localhost) by labinfo.iet.unipi.it (8.6.5/8.6.5) id HAA19411; Tue, 4 Nov 1997 07:45:53 +0100 From: Luigi Rizzo Message-Id: <199711040645.HAA19411@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> Subject: Re: What is the best sound card for FBSD ? To: cfortin@ec.camitel.com (Christian Fortin) Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 07:45:53 +0100 (MET) Cc: FREEBSD-MULTIMEDIA@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from "Christian Fortin" at Nov 4, 97 00:43:51 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Anybody can give to me a feedback about the best sound card for > FreeBSD at this time. > > I want to run SpeakFreely. It use 16 bit DAC and Full Duplex. > > I want a sound card supported by the PnP system of FreeBSD. > I want to be able to select an IRQ over 9. > > I have check in Kernel config, I can see GUS and SB. > wich one is the more suported for done a good work ? > Wich model in this two companies is the best. > > A friend run with a full jumpered SB pro. I think > that's the best for an easy configuration, but it's not Full Duplexe, > and it's obsolete :-( try to avoid SB cards and buy some (much cheaper!) full duplex WSS clone such as those based on the Crystal CS4237. Drivers for audio and pnp are at http://www.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/FreeBSD.html Cheers Luigi