Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 08:39:02 +0200 (CEST) From: Mariusz Potocki <potok@friko.onet.pl> To: Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD Ports <freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: DOOM port and 8-bit sound Message-ID: <XFMail.971020090308.potok@friko.onet.pl> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.971018054724.dburr@POBoxes.com>
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On 18-Oct-97 Donald Burr wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >I am one of those unlucky few who still have an 8-bit sound card (the >sound driver identifies it as "SoundBlaster Pro 3.2"... > >I lack the money to upgrade, and frankly can't think of a compelling >reason to. I'm not a big sound guy and don't even play games that much -- >and the 8-bit card serves my needs adequately (mostly dinking around with >MIDI files and doing sound over the Web, e.g. RealAudio). > >However the other day I got the sudden urge to play DOOM, and so I >installed the DOOM port (version 1.8, which, I believe is the latest >version). But when I went to play it I got the most horrific sound out of >my speakers!! A really nasty "screeching" type sound!! > >I then remembered something from the days when I used to run Linux: DOOM >outputs 16-bit sound, but my card can't handle 16-bit. There was a >software patch floating around that would patch DOOM to output 8-bit >sounds, and I know it works because I used to use it! But I can't for the >life of me remember the filename of the patch, and I searched around some >of the Linux archives in vain. > >Does anyone know if this patch is still around, and whether it works (or >can be made to work) under FreeBSD? If so, please e-mail me. > >FYI I'm running FreeBSD 2.2.2-RELEASE. > >Many thanks in advance! > I've had this same problem with 8 bit sound card. I have good news for you. This small patch from Linux world works also with FreeBSD (with small hacking of course :). I can mail it for you, when I find it (sorry, big mess around me). Patched kernel kompiles almost without problems, just few warnings. Sound if very funny, but in some README I read that is common situation in Doom even with 16 bit sound card. Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com> - Ask me for my PGP key | PGP: Your >WWW HomePage: http://DonaldBurr.base.org/ ICQ #1347455 | right to >Address: P.O. Box 91212, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1212 | 'Net privacy. >Phone: (805) 957-9666 FAX: (800) 492-5954 | USE IT. > Mariusz "verba volant, scripta manent"
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