From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Sep 15 19:37:58 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30F893DDCFB for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:37:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gobble.wa@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ed1-x530.google.com (mail-ed1-x530.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::530]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BrYRT323tz4Xqj for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:37:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gobble.wa@gmail.com) Received: by mail-ed1-x530.google.com with SMTP id g4so4247404edk.0 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:37:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=ksV2/JeYRrO6s+v+DbdILhMEC7B1HwG1MqSD56Wa4Es=; b=GNFbiAWnghKrvEfXsQCOlvDff55vGjpRccaz66lrHQnC+6eiLEtWhHd+tsfelC3IIs ZAZ0DggHzCOy6/pDnabss2AK2eoZyakQR5ZKNnDR1mYbUqQ2tr03dSfi4yTwov3dbgWi ZKLGfWfflsE0aZBTNKzR7A+H+pMDcmqUyFonnqZhRaaHXLJeLiEEmkMojlancctOY1vj 00NREjj2j7C9Q8VL+v9i7fSgctrWUEgNd+GZgaqKyUDXeaxH1LJ4yY/AgbUGkM1UChAd LNZrncDheWBwi/AbHGCpj1A6uQAdLINLKb+6yT4+wWzqKxROlNVn7Mkr+IviWKGEfwoQ pTTQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=ksV2/JeYRrO6s+v+DbdILhMEC7B1HwG1MqSD56Wa4Es=; b=Sm2K1I36bOSpyOQlrpl4kxj8EmlbX6DmnOghw9PPdPRvaSH/LRfFPx0qTPbf+7rVlx ydJPY4GDyBCSonm4/tnlibIcjMlz/qeLl7SbgRaRiD7UQsnqbIxwt5PEgwsQ0+792xzo HDl2aGh+UnODJE6sNRLslq+ifWkH+pzgKMtXP4bYnr9lzfaZwz1ZvqY4x3G/hQUb9R4s fZ0LNDfMxRjY1uqOMRsgYsLIPDJHEluta1y2CXA4krwJycs9iVEymOYghEC0o9zoQ91l eJVrPugpU1fOCJAibETBs4p7z9p8NYor3yzFmgnt7YpnSWfgIrBmIjOt6y1DYh/tW9xM VSHg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531ryCKAMve8gm+KA5/artYPlZGvsJLZbSr/OijJ+ytv888O5LcI Rg1fAOYxixJXbg5GzY0wokaavKn1e/8cWJjiXkU= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyrYA7Feiu+VaG5DRtpAD3MCYbVFUceVy7xz10PoHMcf9qpEadSuWDr6fIz6lkGf/yvB56YlFcT9quR++wfD9Q= X-Received: by 2002:a50:ee10:: with SMTP id g16mr25119374eds.258.1600198675714; Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:37:55 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20200915183558.142cce6e@archlinux> <20200915185027.5baf8b53@archlinux> In-Reply-To: From: Waitman Gobble Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:37:42 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: USB sound devices with FreeBSD-CURRENT To: Kevin Oberman Cc: Ralf Mardorf , FreeBSD X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4BrYRT323tz4Xqj X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=GNFbiAWn; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of gobblewa@gmail.com designates 2a00:1450:4864:20::530 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=gobblewa@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.48 / 15.00]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2a00:1450:4000::/36:c]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.49)[-0.494]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[gmail.com]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2a00:1450::/32, country:US]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.99)[-0.987]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.99)[-0.995]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2a00:1450:4864:20::530:from]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-questions] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.33 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:37:58 -0000 On Tue, Sep 15, 2020, 2:45 PM Kevin Oberman wrote: > I have a build of Firefox in progress and see no use of /tmp. Not sure > about what Linux uses tmpfs for, so probably not relevant. > > In any case, Firefox takes about 2.25 hours to build on my 9.5 year old > ThinkPad T520. That is about less than for many ports. Libreoffice takes > about 4 hours and Chromium took over 13 hours the last time I built it. > That was months ago as I have banished it for its egregious data > collection, not to mention over half a day to build. Still, building > Firefox does take time (computer's, not mine) and resources. > > I'm just confused as to what the audio system selection should make a > difference as long as it works for wired audio. I use an external Bluetooth > transmitter for audio out on my old, Bluetooth free laptop, so I am likely > missing something fundamental. > -- > Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer > E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com > PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683 > > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 9:50 AM Ralf Mardorf > wrote: > > > On Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:35:58 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > >disclaimer: My domain is audio, but I'm a Linux power user, so this > > >hint might be useless for FreeBSD. > > > > > >It's possible to compile Firefox with > > > > > > ac_add_options --enable-jack > > > > > >to enable support for the jack sound server. I suspect this should work > > >for FreeBSD, too, but I'm not sure, if it helps as a workaround with > > >your particular issue. > > > > PS: I forget to mention, that in my experiences Firefox failed to build > > in a 3.9G tmpfs (on Linux). It requires much space, at least 1 bit more > > than 3.9G and it takes way longer than compiling a bloated (not > > tailored) Linux kernel. Compiling Firefox takes resources and/or time. > > I believe you want sndio. You could choose pulseaudio if you are using that > on your system. >