From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Jun 23 22:52:44 2003
Return-Path: <owner-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 D297737B401
	for <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>;
	Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:52:44 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from f1ee40-19.idc1.level3.com (machine77.Level3.com
	[209.244.4.106])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FE6543FA3
	for <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>;
	Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:52:44 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from Brian.Duke@Level3.com)
Received: from idc1exc0001.corp.global.level3.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by f1ee40-19.idc1.level3.com (8.8.8p2+Sun/8.8.8) with SMTP id FAA22243
	for <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; Tue, 24 Jun 2003 05:52:43 GMT
Received: from idc1exc0004.corp.global.level3.com ([10.1.8.20]) by
	idc1exc0001.corp.global.level3.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.4905);
	Mon, 23 Jun 2003 23:52:42 -0600
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6375.0
content-class: urn:content-classes:message
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 23:52:38 -0600
Message-ID: <1AD041D9121C43498ACFBCBF1B3FE2480B2802@idc1exc0004.corp.global.level3.com>
Thread-Topic: Sound problems.
Thread-Index: AcM6FKftsKI9laW/EdedZwCw0KUQxQ==
From: "Duke, Brian" <Brian.Duke@Level3.com>
To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Jun 2003 05:52:43.0016 (UTC)
	FILETIME=[D42FB880:01C33A14]
Subject: Sound problems.
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 05:52:45 -0000

My system is a Compaq Deskpro EN P600 machine
I installed 4.8STABLE and configured the Kernel for sound=20

option 		PNPBIOS
device		pcm

make buildkernel KERNCONF=3DRAINBUILD
make installkernel KERNCONF=3DRAINBUILD

Everything worked like a dream

Brought up XFree86=20
then brought up KDE3.1.2.

Started ARTS and tested a sound.  The sound that croaked out sounded =
like the input signal was too high.
After lots of adjustments I cannot figure out how to reduce the input =
signal. It sounds like and explosion of white noise.
Here is the drivers that loaded:

rain# grep pcm /var/run/dmesg.boot
pcm0: <ESS 18xx DSP> on sbc0

Can someone help me with the finer points of tweaking here? Every time I =
press a button this horrendous scratchy noice comes out of my =
headphones.

 =20

Brian Duke
Level(3) Communication / TCAM=20