From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 8 20:49:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C66B1065678 for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:49:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kurt.buff@gmail.com) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.175]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E10A8FC18 for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:49:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kurt.buff@gmail.com) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 24so2479098wfg.7 for ; Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:49:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=Ud+xRz+wyog/Fq2h9QE2m3fhiuKfGbKLrVp9VbBGwQA=; b=n2iiFfTZBMGjIxZwsvdqSexNO3/dLVw61D+4o5L2xH2dmVovDlyJzcSp0uskV68bxg bglmL+5UaWRV8xnd9hbbfr1FF+86H8OyWTNjRilYkhrZLT0QtMPebsLgYJX33xaIB1jB XusjtqI40twMkVRIJeTGBIcoCwo7w36nfqPWg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=D16DJWOgb5mcE4AVd6YrGztTRtn+09+C8dDVE+GyarLqd36+amGjOIL/lGRcdXb2a7 vfIoPlX/xO8qeyhDDkdeAowns2OeiMWmv7dmuDKKCjKEGvU6NE/noxfDOZuE/516yOP3 V7t9avY7PUQQYXGgUzXdL2U+sxaDxxjVIlVyI= Received: by 10.142.154.20 with SMTP id b20mr1972785wfe.99.1215550183594; Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:49:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.104.17 with HTTP; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:49:43 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:49:43 -0700 From: "Kurt Buff" To: "FreeBSD Questions" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20080705224813.4349f701@serene.no-ip.org> <48708196.5040802@next.online.no> <20080706162400.740db254@serene.no-ip.org> <20080708202047.GA21361@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> Cc: Subject: Fwd: Sound on amd64 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: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:49:44 -0000 On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Frank Shute wrote: > On Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 01:41:34PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote: >> >> First, my apologies - I sent my last missive to Conrad, and not to the >> list. I'm replying to myself with an update. Details below. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: >> > On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: >> >> On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:25:58 +0200 >> >> Tore Lund wrote: >> >> >> >>> Kurt Buff wrote: >> >>> > On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 8:48 PM, Conrad J. Sabatier >> >>> > wrote: >> >>> >> On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 19:02:09 -0700 >> >>> >> "Kurt Buff" wrote: >> >>> >> ... >> >>> >> Do you have both the generic sound support (sound) as well as the >> >>> >> specific hardware driver enabled in your kernel config? >> >>> > >> >>> > Sigh. Always something new to learn. >> >>> >> >>> Just wondering, why do people modify the kernel when kernel loadable >> >>> modules can handle the sound card? Is it necessary on some types of >> >>> hardware? >> >> >> >> Well, probably the main reason most people do it is to strip away any >> >> unneeded functionality. The GENERIC kernel contains a whole slew of >> >> drivers and options that most people don't need, but are intended to >> >> support a wide range of hardware configurations "out of the box". You >> >> can greatly reduce the kernel's size by only including the features you >> >> really need. >> > >> > I tried a new kernel, but that didn't work, for whatever reason, but >> > editing loader.conf did, sort of. I tried adding >> > >> > sound_load="YES" >> > snd_hda_load="YES" >> > hint.pcm.0.config="gpio0 gpio1 gpio2 gpio3 gpio4 gpio5 gpio6 gpio7" >> > >> > but while the cd player now works, I'm not getting output from the >> > built-in speakers - it just sounds like it's coming from a long way >> > away - I can barely make it out. I suppose that means it's coming from >> > the headphone setup, but I'm not sure of that. >> > >> > I've been googling, but haven't figured this out yet. >> > >> > Kurt >> >> More careful reading shows that the hint line goes in >> /boot/device.hints, but placing it there does not improve the >> situation, though the sound does seem to be emitting from the >> speakers. It's just that it's very soft, and I can't get it any >> louder, though using the slider control in gnome will silence it. >> >> This is a recent Thinkpad T61, and grepping dmesg reveals that the >> sound system is detected as an Intel 82801H, and the codec used seems >> to be the Analog Devices AD1984. >> >> I'm running 7-STABLE, updated on Saturday. >> >> Thoughts on how to improve this would be much appreciated. >> Kurt > > Have you had a play with mixer(8)? > > E.g: > > $ mixer vol > Mixer vol is currently set to 75:75 > $ mixer vol 70:70 > Setting the mixer vol from 75:75 to 70:70. > > Obviously, you'd want to raise the volume rather than reduce it like I > just did. > > Regards, > > -- > > Frank Well, whaddya know? :) vol was set to 75:75, pcm to 75:75 and speaker to 81:81. Cranked it up to 100 across the board, and I'm now rockin'! ZZTop's greatest hits are now playing just fine... Thanks! Now, on to the touchpad/trackstick - but I'll research it first before asking questions... Kurt