Congratz, Have you tried this? # kldload snd_driver (This tries all sound drivers..one of them might work...) If this works, you might want to add the driver to the /boot/loader.conf, you can find an example in /boot/defaults/loader.conf .
Good Luck! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Schenk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 5:43 PM Subject: AC97 sound support > I've just installed 5.1 -RELEASE on my new machine, a HP a350n. For > sound this computer uses onboard RealTek AC97 Audio. > > I went throught the normal installation steps, then ran the steps for > soundcard configuration in the manual. I ran kldload. I recompiled > the kernel with 'device pcm'. I tried 'options PNPBIOS', at which > point I received a message about an unkown option. > > dmesg | grep pci gives me this line: > pci0: <multimedia, audio> at device 31.5 (no driver attached) > > dmesg | grep pcm returns nothing. > > This has all been seen on this list before. I searched c.u.b.f.m and > -questions and have seen this come up before, but I never saw a > resolution. > > My question is: > > Does all this mean the FreeBSD does not support onboard Realtek AC97 > Audio? I'd just like to know before I go out and buy a soundcard. It > is not that I'm cheap, I just like finding out how FreeBSD works. :-) > However it looks like a Soundblaster Live is the answer. > > Thanks for the help in the past and future. > > uname returns: > FreeBSD fuzz.socal.rr.com 5.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE #0: Sun Nov > 2 22:56:57 PST 2003 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/FUZZ i386 > > Gary Schenk > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
