From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 23 13:35:36 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2016E16A400 for ; Wed, 23 May 2007 13:35:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wash@wananchi.com) Received: from ns2.wananchi.com (ns2.wananchi.com [62.8.64.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D57913C457 for ; Wed, 23 May 2007 13:35:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wash@wananchi.com) Received: from wash by ns2.wananchi.com with local (Exim 4.67 #0 (FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE)) id 1Hqqzz-000KCF-0Q by authid for ; Wed, 23 May 2007 16:35:31 +0300 Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 16:35:30 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070523133530.GC31783@ns2.wananchi.com> Mail-Followup-To: Odhiambo Washington , freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <20070522165047.GA71349@ns2.wananchi.com> <20070522174430.GJ23313@hoeg.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070522174430.GJ23313@hoeg.nl> X-Disclaimer: Any views expressed in this message, where not explicitly attributed otherwise, are mine alone!. X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Designation: Systems Administrator, Wananchi Online Ltd. X-Location: Nairobi, KE, East Africa. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Subject: Re: sound with -CURRENT X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 13:35:36 -0000 * On 22/05/07 19:44 +0200, Ed Schouten wrote: | * Odhiambo Washington wrote: | > Okay, not exactly with current, but I have not been able to get sound | > working with either 6.x or -CURRENT. I have the present case - an HP | > DC7600 on which I run -current, but I also have those Creative SoundBlaster | > cards that support 5.1 surround at home, which I have never managed | > to get to work. | > | > Let's concentrate on the present system that runs 7.x. | > | > I am attaching dmesg.boot and the output of `pciconf -lv` | > I am using the GENERIC kernel on this one, so far. | > | > Is there something that I need to do to get the sound card detected - | > like perhaps load some modules? | > | > Perhaps I am simply running unsupported hardware :) | > | > [...] | > none0@pci0:27:0: class=0x040300 card=0x3010103c chip=0x27d88086 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 | > vendor = 'Intel Corporation' | > device = '82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio' | > class = multimedia | | | $ whatis 'high definition audio' | | snd_hda(4) - Intel High Definition Audio bridge device driver | | A `kldload snd_hda' should suffice. snd_ich should also work, but | doesn't make use of the high definition audio functionality. This makes me look so so dumb :) I did not think I could get the answer just by using `whatis`! Now, can this driver support my Creative SoundBlaster? I will have to try it out. Thank you so much. -Wash http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php -- +======================================================================+ |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington Zzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 +======================================================================+ The mosquito is the state bird of New Jersey. -- Andy Warhol