Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:30:15 GMT From: Robert Backhaus <robbak@gmail.com> To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/86536: /dev/mixer has no devices (still) Message-ID: <200509260830.j8Q8UFic004445@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/86536; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Robert Backhaus <robbak@gmail.com> To: Steven S <steven@403forbidden.net> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i386/86536: /dev/mixer has no devices (still) Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:21:03 +1000 On 9/25/05, Steven S <steven@403forbidden.net> wrote: > > >Number: 86536 > >Category: i386 > >Synopsis: /dev/mixer has no devices (still) > >Confidential: no > >Severity: non-critical > >Priority: high > >Responsible: freebsd-i386 > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: sw-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Sat Sep 24 21:20:21 GMT 2005 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: Steven S > >Release: 6.x > >Organization: > n/a > >Environment: > FreeBSD 6.0-BETA5 FreeBSD 6.0-BETA5 #1: Fri Sep 23 18:18:19 EDT 2005 = root@:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/WIRED i386 > > >Description: > in a galaxy far far away a long long time ago (fbsd 4.6ish) sound support= for the Maestro 2E on the toshiba 2595xdvd worked. Since then either the c= ard has not worked or in this case since 5.x and now 6.x the card "works" b= ut there are no devices in the mixer so you have no volume. > > Mixer rec is currently set to 0:0 > Recording source: mic > > this might not be a problem if say, for example, you dont listen to mp3's= , watch pirated dvd, play pron divx, shoot off a quick game of Enemy Territ= ory or watch some nifty flash web sites. > > This same problem has been reported on other PR's for other laptop brands= and seems to pretty consistant. > > > >How-To-Repeat: > own a laptop with a maestro sound card and install fbsd > >Fix: > > >Release-Note: > >Audit-Trail: > >Unformatted: > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-i386@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-i386 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-i386-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Many of these onboard codecs do not have a mixer device. Volume control was done in software, and an emulated 'mixer' pseudo-device was created. In the updating an mpsafing of code for version 5, this feature was lost. Ariff Abdullah <skywizard-at-MyBSD.org.my> has recently reimplemented this feature, and patches are available at http://staff.mybsd.org.my/skywizard/FreeBSD/sound/ I have not tried any of them, so cannot say whether they will work with your hardware, or how to use them.
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