From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 21 02:35:58 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B56A16A41F for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 02:35:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from skywizard@MyBSD.org.my) Received: from tomoyo.MyBSD.org.my (tomoyo.mybsd.org.my [202.157.186.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81C3843D46 for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 02:35:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from skywizard@MyBSD.org.my) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tomoyo.MyBSD.org.my (Postfix) with ESMTP id D312D6CC2E; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:44:27 +0800 (MYT) Received: from tomoyo.MyBSD.org.my ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (tomoyo.MyBSD.org.my [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 13617-01; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:44:26 +0800 (MYT) Received: from kasumi.MyBSD.org.my (unknown [218.111.24.109]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by tomoyo.MyBSD.org.my (Postfix) with ESMTP id E42C26CC2D; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:44:25 +0800 (MYT) Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:36:00 +0800 From: Ariff Abdullah To: David Wassman Message-Id: <20050921103600.5fef45bb.skywizard@MyBSD.org.my> In-Reply-To: <200509201950.28097.myfreebsd@cox.net> References: <200509192012.58750.myfreebsd@cox.net> <200509201950.28097.myfreebsd@cox.net> Organization: MyBSD X-Mailer: /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-antivirus-mail-gateway at TOMOYO.MYBSD.ORG.MY Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sound Control X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 02:35:58 -0000 On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:50:25 -0400 David Wassman wrote: > I realized I might not have included enough detail. I have been using > this system with the same sound card since at least 4.8 and don't > recall having this issue before. I am possitive that this works just > don't know why it does not now. > > There was a three week period in which I had no speakers plugged in (I > have been in the middle of a move for the last month). During this > period I have upgraded the system on occasion ( trying to get azureus > working with Eclipse 3.1 etc.). > > I am unsure when exactly the problem occured. It's something you don't > notice right away. > > I was hoping that someone had a similar issue. The sound card is not > that uncommon. But several days of googling come up with nothing. > Hope this may give some insight. > > Again thanks for all the help with this and in the past. The freebsd > mailing lists are awesome and have always solved issues I couldn't > figure out on my own. > My suggestion: try to deal directly with dsp/mixer instead of relying on sound server. Use mpg321/123 / ogg123 / waveplay / sox to play something, then try to change mixer value using /usr/sbin/mixer or aumix. See if that would make any differences. As a last resort, you may try applying this patch: http://staff.mybsd.org.my/skywizard/FreeBSD/sound/snd_RELENG_5_20050916_043softvol.diff -- Ariff Abdullah MyBSD http://www.MyBSD.org.my (IPv6/IPv4) http://staff.MyBSD.org.my (IPv6/IPv4) http://tomoyo.MyBSD.org.my (IPv6/IPv4)