From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 24 15:11:33 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B74916A423 for ; Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:11:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from uidzero@bsdhacker.org) Received: from smtp1.suscom.net (smtp1.suscom.net [64.78.119.248]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7E5143D4C for ; Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:11:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from uidzero@bsdhacker.org) Received: from localhost (smtp1 [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1.suscom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C551FD8222; Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:11:30 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp1.suscom.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp1 [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 24939-02; Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:11:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from [216.45.135.174] (ip174.135.45.216.susc.suscom.net [216.45.135.174]) by smtp1.suscom.net (Postfix) with SMTP id C9E62D821E; Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:11:22 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <43D64398.2000407@bsdhacker.org> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:11:20 -0600 From: uidzero User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060112) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Keith Beattie References: <43D5EDD2.1030604@lbl.gov> In-Reply-To: <43D5EDD2.1030604@lbl.gov> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new .250 at suscom.net Cc: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Setting up a microphone 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, 24 Jan 2006 15:11:33 -0000 Keith Beattie wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to try recording through the microphone both for skype and > for general audio recording but can't figure out how to get sound out > of the microphone. > > The Handbook's "7.2.2 Testing the Sound Card" section is a great set > of simple instructions for testing of playback (cat /dev/sndstat, cat > filename > /dev/dsp) but I can't seem to find an equivalent for > getting my microphone going. > > Does anyone have a similar set of checks for testing microphone input? > > $ uname -r > 5.4-RELEASE-p3 > > $ cat /dev/sndstat > FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm) > Installed devices: > pcm0: at io 0xb000 irq 20 kld snd_es137x (1p/1r/0v > channels duplex default) > > Thanks, > ksb > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" newpc# uname -a FreeBSD newpc 5.4-RELEASE-p8 FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE-p8 #1: Mon Jan 9 12:38:02 CST 2006 root@newpc:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/BSD i386 newpc# cat /dev/sndstat FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm) Installed devices: pcm0: at io 0xd800 irq 16 (4p/2r/0v channels duplex default) newpc# It's worked flawlessly for me after I add recompiled the kernel with sound support. (I use Skype as well.) Maybe try updating to RELEASE-p8? Michael