From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 2 15:06:32 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAF6C16A469 for ; Tue, 2 Oct 2007 15:06:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.212]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4695B13C4B0 for ; Tue, 2 Oct 2007 15:06:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from c83-253-31-60.bredband.comhem.se ([83.253.31.60]:56286 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1IcjKR-0002RG-4U for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:06:31 +0200 Received: (qmail 31207 invoked from network); 2 Oct 2007 17:06:28 +0200 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with ESMTP; 2 Oct 2007 17:06:28 +0200 Received: (qmail 34310 invoked by uid 1001); 2 Oct 2007 17:06:28 +0200 Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 17:06:28 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson To: Sai Vinob Message-ID: <20071002150628.GA34235@owl.midgard.homeip.net> Mail-Followup-To: Sai Vinob , freebsd questions References: <20071002103637.GA32788@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <1346.96169.qm@web43131.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1346.96169.qm@web43131.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Originating-IP: 83.253.31.60 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1IcjKR-0002RG-4U. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net 1IcjKR-0002RG-4U 9e4b9191dd8ad7d348a5ed324bb21dbc Cc: freebsd questions Subject: Re: Long msg: Unable to enable audio in FreeBSD 6.2 - Chipset VT8233A 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, 02 Oct 2007 15:06:32 -0000 On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 03:45:10PM +0100, Sai Vinob wrote: > > --- Erik Trulsson wrote: > > That chipset is not a VT8233A. It is a Via VT8237A. > > The snd_hda(4) driver should work for that chip. > > Oops... You are right! I counter-checked with Asus site-the chipset is > not VT8233A but VT8237A. > > > (In case someone wonders: No, the VT8237 and the VT8237A are > > not the same chip. The most obvious is which audio driver is needed > > (snd_via8233 > > vs snd_hda)) > > Probably that's why 'kldload snd_via8233' was not working. But then > loading generic 'kldload sound' should have worked right? > > > I don't think that driver was included in 6.2-RELEASE, so you might > > have > > to upgrade to the latest -STABLE if you have not already done so, > > Now, you need to help me with 'how to' here. I dont know how to do this > job. Only two days back I did 'cvsup'. Is that what you are talking > about? If not kindly guide me. 'cvsup' is used as the first step when upgrading. Then you need to recompile and install everything too. This is all documented fairly well in the FreeBSD Handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html Read all of that carefully before going any further. It is not really difficult, but the whole procedure can be a bit daunting the first time you go through it. -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se