Re: Soundcard config issue
On Saturday 11 October 2003 11:01 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recently installed 5.1 release in a box that has a Creative Labs model # CT4810 soundcard. I believe this card is sold as Sound Blaster PCI, which is supported according to the pcm(4) man page. The following line is from dmesg output: pci0: multimedia, audio at device 9.0 (no driver attached) What does this mean, how can I configure it? Detailed instructions would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance... That means you didn't configure your kernel. You don't get detailed instructions on doing that because they are already available in the Handbook as Chapter 9. You also need to become familiar with Chapter 21, which is called the Cutting Edge. You have to be able to rebuild your world and kernel, and then install them. The steps of cvsuping and doing the makes are covered in the Cutting Edge. The Handbook is a reference but /usr/src/UPDATING is the authority. If there is a difference in procedure between Handbook and UPDATING, you use UPDATING. You need device pcm added to your kernel config file. Then, you have to make the kernel and install it. You are using a release and may not have installed sources. There have been fixes added to cvs tag=RELENG_5_! but tag=. is a better choice until they release 5.2. Until they release 5.2, -curent is the real list for 5.x questions. I don't think it matters where a question about sound is sent. I have a number of CT-4810's. They really think they are an Ensoniq - 1471 or something close. Please reply to this address as well as the list That is usually done in my case. If you reply to only the list, it doesn't popup in the box I have for replies and may not see it. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Soundcard config issue
On Saturday 11 October 2003 01:01 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recently installed 5.1 release in a box that has a Creative Labs model # CT4810 soundcard. I believe this card is sold as Sound Blaster PCI, which is supported according to the pcm(4) man page. The following line is from dmesg output: pci0: multimedia, audio at device 9.0 (no driver attached) What does this mean, how can I configure it? Detailed instructions would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance... Its way too early to start building kernels to shoot for the proper drivers for your sound card. Use the KLD modules first to figure out what is needed, its much faster. Almost instant. Then rather than build the drivers into the kernel you might elect to load the modules automatically at boot. % su # kldload snd_driver See if your sound card now works. Easy test is to type mixer, if it doesn't complain then a driver was found. Snd_driver loads every sound driver, which works but is a bit excessive. We don't care about being excessive and wasteful when trying to get things working the first time but I don't think you want to use snd_driver all the time. If you get the card working with snd_driver (as I expect you will) then study /var/log/messages and dmesg(8) for hints as to what driver found hardware it liked. Then try to associate that with the modules listed with kldstat(8). Can use kldunload snd_driver to remove everything. Verify mixer(8) no longer works. Then use kldload(8) to install the module you think is needed. Verify with mixer(8). For me, snd_es137x is correct. Placed this line in /boot/loader.conf to load it (early) at boot: snd_es137x_load=YES snd_es137x depends on snd_pcm and will automatically pull it in too. -- David Kelly N4HHE, [EMAIL PROTECTED] = The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
