From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 22 05:01:52 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F95116A4CE; Sun, 22 Aug 2004 05:01:52 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp01.syd.iprimus.net.au (smtp01.syd.iprimus.net.au [210.50.30.196]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D04DF43D1D; Sun, 22 Aug 2004 05:01:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tim@robbins.dropbear.id.au) Received: from robbins.dropbear.id.au (203.134.132.68) by smtp01.syd.iprimus.net.au (7.0.028) id 412634F300075FE0; Sun, 22 Aug 2004 15:01:48 +1000 Received: by robbins.dropbear.id.au (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 8274E420D; Sun, 22 Aug 2004 15:01:46 +1000 (EST) Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 15:01:46 +1000 From: Tim Robbins To: Sean McNeil Message-ID: <20040822050146.GC11878@cat.robbins.dropbear.id.au> References: <1093108393.4202.8.camel@funshine.carebears.net> <20040821133701.6ecf9f04@dolphin.local.net> <20040822040453.GA11878@cat.robbins.dropbear.id.au> <1093148651.47618.3.camel@server.mcneil.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1093148651.47618.3.camel@server.mcneil.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org cc: "Conrad J. Sabatier" cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Fwd: sound in CURRENT] X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 05:01:52 -0000 On Sat, Aug 21, 2004 at 09:24:11PM -0700, Sean McNeil wrote: > On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 21:04, Tim Robbins wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 21, 2004 at 01:37:01PM -0500, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: > > > On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 19:13:13 +0200 > > > Christer Solskogen wrote: > > > > > > > -----Forwarded Message----- > > > > > From: Christer Solskogen > > > > > To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org > > > > > Subject: sound in CURRENT > > > > > Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:26:03 +0200 > > > > > > > > > > FreeBSD funshine.carebears.net 5.3-BETA1 FreeBSD 5.3-BETA1 #1: Sat > > > > > Aug 21 15:51:04 CEST 2004 > > > > > root@funshine.carebears.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/FUNSHINE amd64 > > > > > > > > > > I cant get sound working on my SB Live. > > > > > I have the following in kernel config: > > > > > device sound > > > > > device "snd_emu10k1" > > > > > > > > > > It seems like I dont have any sound modules either in /boot/kernel > > > > > (yeah, i know the modules are named snd_*) > > > > > > > > > > (no need to CC: back to me. I`m subscribed) > > > > > > > > Could this only be on amd64? > > > > [long rant snipped] > > > > It's unreasonable to claim that the whole sound system is broken on the > > basis of one driver not working with your hardware -- I've had no problems > > whatsoever with sound on my system, using both the onboard sound (VIA 8237/ > > Analog Devices AD1980 with the snd_via8233 driver) and an old Sound Blaster > > Live! Value card (with the snd_emu10k1 driver). > > Well he mentioned actually 2 different chip sets. I do not know if they > are the same driver, though. I'm using the snd_via8233 as well and have > terrible sound quality. Have you played back mp3 files on that > machine? Do they sound good completely through? Mine sounds hurried at > times. Like it is getting interrupts too soon. MP3 files play back fine with XMMS, mpg123, and everything else I've tried. The only time they don't is when WITNESS and INVARIANTS are both turned on and the box is under heavy load (buildworld, portupgrade, etc.). Tim