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Date:      Tue, 27 Feb 2001 01:25:55 -0600
From:      Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>
To:        Wyatt Banks <banksw@sunyit.edu>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: sound card configuration fails in 4.0 RELEASE
Message-ID:  <15003.22147.334575.373728@guru.mired.org>
In-Reply-To: <62350551@toto.iv>

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Wyatt Banks <banksw@sunyit.edu> types:
> I installed an AWE64 PnP ISA card in my computer.  My computer is running
> Windows 95 and FreeBSD 4.0 Release.  I read the handbook which said to
> add:
> device pcm
> devce sbc
> 
> to my kernel.  I did, and recompiled my kernel, rebooted my machine, etc
> (yeah, I know I sound stupid putting all this redundant garbage in, but
> every time I write this list people ask those stupid questions).

Actually, it doesn't sound stupid, because people *do* forget those things.

> Anyway, the handbook says the next step is to:
> cat /dev/sndstat
> amd it should tell me it works fine.  It tells me:
> device not configured.
> 
> The card works fine in Windows.
> 
> Anyone have a clue why it doesn't work?

Well, at a start I'd say because you don't have an sbc device in your
kernel, but that could be a typo in your email. In which case, you may
have hid another typo. Does your dmesg output mention either sbc or pcm?

	<mike

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