Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:12:49 -0500 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Sai Vinob <saivinob@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Long msg: Unable to enable audio in FreeBSD 6.2 - Chipset VT8233A Message-ID: <47025FF1.5010803@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <1346.96169.qm@web43131.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> References: <1346.96169.qm@web43131.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
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Sai Vinob wrote: > --- Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> 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. Yes, more or less, that's what he means. You should have: *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6 in your supfile. The remaining steps are well-documented, also. For a complete overview, see Chapter 23 of the online handbook at www.freebsd.org/handbook. HTH, Kevin Kinsey -- If it happens once, it's a bug. If it happens twice, it's a feature. If it happens more than twice, it's a design philosophy.
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