Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:31:48 +0000 From: Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk> To: Brian Waters <brianmwaters@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Quick question about sound drivers (esp. snd_hda) Message-ID: <20110311233148.GA38813@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikZm1FCUmCdu2iNL6ZWcUOn5aOQErPsTUodFhmb@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTikZm1FCUmCdu2iNL6ZWcUOn5aOQErPsTUodFhmb@mail.gmail.com>
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--EVF5PPMfhYS0aIcm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 03:29:44PM -0500, Brian Waters wrote: > > It seems to me that under /dev, you can have the following > sound-related device files: >=20 > dspX > dspX.Y > (among others) >=20 > I'm having some trouble getting my sound to work (Dell Inspiron > E1705/Inspiron 9400 with Sigmatel STAC9220 codec). I've read the > manpages for snd and snd_hda (which is the appropriate driver), and > increased the verbosity of the drivers and read the kernel log and > /dev/sndstat, but I still can't quite wrap my head around everything. >=20 > What I'm wondering is: what exactly is the meaning of X and Y above? > I'm assuming that X comes from the "association numbers" in the > snd_hda driver, but I could be wrong. Please correct me! >=20 > Thanks, > Brian Waters Have you tried setting the default unit: # sysctl hw.snd.default_unit=3D1 If that works, you can make it permanent with: # echo "hw.snd.default_unit=3D1" >> /etc/sysctl.conf If it doesn't, you have to post the output of: $ cat /dev/sndstat Make sure your volume is turned up: mixer(8) HTH. Regards, --=20 Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html --EVF5PPMfhYS0aIcm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk16sOMACgkQHduKvUAgeK4HggCgvz2XZFhbig+1CiXoTaNDXgZb 8wAAoIK/nfqIlRcbnB+KdMam2W2lzoF2 =G3ej -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --EVF5PPMfhYS0aIcm--
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