From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Mar 7 13: 3:29 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dervish.mail.pipex.net (dervish.mail.pipex.net [158.43.192.70]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C7FCB37B509 for ; Tue, 7 Mar 2000 13:03:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: (qmail 17473 invoked from network); 7 Mar 2000 21:03:12 -0000 Received: from userct72.uk.uudial.com (HELO parish.my.domain) (62.188.157.243) by smtp.dial.pipex.com with SMTP; 7 Mar 2000 21:03:12 -0000 Received: (from mark@localhost) by parish.my.domain (8.9.3/8.9.3) id VAA00585; Tue, 7 Mar 2000 21:03:03 GMT (envelope-from mark) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 21:03:02 +0000 From: Mark Ovens To: Jerry Lei Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: No sound II Message-ID: <20000307210302.A237@parish> References: <20000307185423.1757.qmail@hotmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20000307185423.1757.qmail@hotmail.com>; from tylei@hotmail.com on Tue, Mar 07, 2000 at 10:54:23AM -0800 Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, Mar 07, 2000 at 10:54:23AM -0800, Jerry Lei wrote: > Mark, > > Thanks, it really help. Your sound works now, yes? > I don't even know I should ./MAKEDEV controller what I configured. > > Does it work on other controllers as the same way as snd0? > No, only for soundcards. If you change your card, from ISA to PCI for instance you will have to run MAKEDEV sndX again, where X is 0 for ISA and 1 for PCI. > Lei > > > >From: Mark Ovens > >To: Jerry Lei > >CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >Subject: Re: No sound II > >Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 18:48:55 +0000 > > > >On Tue, Mar 07, 2000 at 10:32:36AM -0800, Jerry Lei wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > As Mark told me, I try to using mixer to make my xmcd "speak out". > > > I pkg_add mixer.app, but I found I have another problem - I don't have > > > /dev/mixer which mixer(app) will use this device to adjust the vol, etc. > > > Mixer tell me that it can't find /dev/mixer. > > > I check the kernel configuration file GENERIC and LINT, there is no > > > description of mixer device. > > > > > > How can I get a /dev/mixer? Thanks > > > > > > >Ah, did you do a MAKEDEV when you installed your soundcard?? It > >appears not: > > > > # cd /dev > > # ./MAKEDEV snd0 > > > >NOTE: If your sound card is PCI then use > > > > # ./MAKEDEV snd1 > > > >0 is for ISA devices. mixer is a symlink to mixer{0,1}: > > > >parish# cd /dev > >parish# ls -l mix* > >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 6 Mar 4 21:34 mixer -> mixer0 > >crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 0 Mar 4 21:34 mixer0 > >crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 30, 16 Feb 5 13:53 mixer1 > >parish# > > > >HTH > > > > > > > > Lei > > > ______________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > >-- > > Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? > > Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? > > BSD: Are you guys coming, or what? > > -Poster at LinuxWorld 2000 > >________________________________________________________________ > > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > > My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ > >mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > -- Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? BSD: Are you guys coming, or what? -Poster at LinuxWorld 2000 ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message