From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 11 23:31:51 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C88F1106566C for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:31:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from asmtp3.iomartmail.com (asmtp3.iomartmail.com [62.128.201.159]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 590B68FC0C for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:31:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from asmtp3.iomartmail.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by asmtp3.iomartmail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id p2BNVnhD009828; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:31:49 GMT Received: from orange.esperance-linux.co.uk (80-45-152-196.static.dsl.as9105.com [80.45.152.196]) (authenticated bits=0) by asmtp3.iomartmail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id p2BNVmTE009819; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:31:48 GMT Received: by orange.esperance-linux.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 2CE7F33C1F; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:31:48 +0000 (GMT) Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:31:48 +0000 From: Frank Shute To: Brian Waters Message-ID: <20110311233148.GA38813@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="EVF5PPMfhYS0aIcm" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Face: *}~{PHnDTzvXPe'wl_-f%!@+r5; VLhb':*DsX%wEOPg\fDrXWQJf|2\,92"DdS%63t*BHDyQ|OWo@Gfjcd72eaN!4%NE{0]p)ihQ1MyFNtWL X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.2-RC2 amd64 X-Organisation: 'shute.org.uk' Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Quick question about sound drivers (esp. snd_hda) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:31:51 -0000 --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--