Re: kernel compile Q - How to get the speaker to work?
thanks for the answer, but when I had Windows installed, the speaker did work, I mean I was able to hear music, in addition to the beeps. I've never heard of the case speaker making anything but beeps. Either yours is quite unique or you guys are talking about different speakers. I think you'll need to add support for the sound card that the speaker is connected to. Have a look at the case speaker. I can't see it being connected to a sound card but verify that. If it (or another case speaker) is in fact connected to sound card, add that device to the kernel. Don't know what card you have (and am haven't really followed the thread) but have you tried soundblaster support? device pcm It's pretty common. Worked on almost every FreeBSD desktop machine I've ever had. Hope this helps. Christopher Hollow thx --- Johnson David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 02 March 2004 04:28 pm, Tadimeti Keshav wrote: I added to my kernel config file: device pca (this was mentioned in the NOTES file) Typically a PC speaker is not an audio device in the normal sense of the term. It's there just to make beeps, and not music. It's not going to do what you probably want it to do. secondly, what is the use of adding: device udbp This is a USB double pipe. But what does it do. I'm sort of partial to the traditional Linux kernel configuration comment of if you don't know what this is then you don't need it. Since there are no devices listed in the Hardware notes using this driver, and it's commented out be default in the GENERIC kernel, I'm fairly confident that you don't need it. David ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel compile Q - How to get the speaker to work?
On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 01:30:27AM -0500, HOLLOW, CHRISTOPHER wrote: thanks for the answer, but when I had Windows installed, the speaker did work, I mean I was able to hear music, in addition to the beeps. I've never heard of the case speaker making anything but beeps. Either yours is quite unique or you guys are talking about different speakers. It is your experience that is quite limited. I think you'll need to add support for the sound card that the speaker is connected to. Have a look at the case speaker. I can't see it being connected to a sound card but verify that. If it (or another case speaker) is in fact connected to sound card, add that device to the kernel. It is perfectly possible to play music on the case speaker, and this does not require any sound card. The sound tends to sound like crap though. Music (and other sounds) on the built-in speaker was in fact the standard way of getting music in PC-games back in the Bad Old Days (early and mid-eighties) when sound cards were a rarity. Add the line 'pseudo-device speaker' to your kernel config file to get some limited support for playing music (see the man-pages for spkr(4) and spkrtest(8) for more info on this method.) It is also possible to use the case-speaker as a more generic audio-output device. To try this add the line 'device pca0 at isa? port IO_TIMER1' to your kernel config file, and then use /dev/pcaudio as the output device. Be aware that this is poorly documented and supported, and I think it might even have been removed entirely from 5.x -- Insert your favourite quote here. Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel compile Q - How to get the speaker to work?
On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 01:30:27 -0500 HOLLOW, CHRISTOPHER [EMAIL PROTECTED] probably wrote: I've never heard of the case speaker making anything but beeps. Either yours is quite unique or you guys are talking about different speakers. From a 4.x LINT file: # # pca: PCM audio through your PC speaker # . . . # Not controlled by `snd' device pca0 at isa? port IO_TIMER1 I've once heard that much `PCM audio' :. At the very least, as experience shows, you can surprise your friends. -- DoubleF There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes. -- Dr. Who pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: kernel compile Q - How to get the speaker to work?
On Wednesday 03 March 2004 10:12 pm, Tadimeti Keshav wrote: Hi thanks for the answer, but when I had Windows installed, the speaker did work, I mean I was able to hear music, in addition to the beeps. I may be confused as to what speaker you are talking about. My assumption was that you were referring to the standard PC speaker (sometimes called the console speaker), and not a speaker attached to an audio card. For most laptops, these two speakers are the same. For most desktop systems, the internal speaker is mounted to the case via a lead from the motherboard. If you are indeed referring to the same internal speaker that I am referring to, then you can indeed play music through it. But the audio quality will be extremely poor. But I don't know how to do it with FreeBSD. I suspect you'll have to write your own driver. On the other hand, if you're talking about getting you audio card with attached speaker to work, that is a different story. I can't help you there, but many people can, provided that you first let them know what sound card you have, or if it's integrated onto the motherboard, what motherboard or computer model you have. David ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel compile Q - How to get the speaker to work?
Hi thanks for the answer, but when I had Windows installed, the speaker did work, I mean I was able to hear music, in addition to the beeps. thx --- Johnson David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 02 March 2004 04:28 pm, Tadimeti Keshav wrote: I added to my kernel config file: device pca (this was mentioned in the NOTES file) Typically a PC speaker is not an audio device in the normal sense of the term. It's there just to make beeps, and not music. It's not going to do what you probably want it to do. secondly, what is the use of adding: device udbp This is a USB double pipe. But what does it do. I'm sort of partial to the traditional Linux kernel configuration comment of if you don't know what this is then you don't need it. Since there are no devices listed in the Hardware notes using this driver, and it's commented out be default in the GENERIC kernel, I'm fairly confident that you don't need it. David = -- K E S H A V T A D I M E T I -- BeOS Air You have to pay for the tickets, but they're half the price of Windows Air, and if you are an aircraft mechanic you can probably ride for free. It only takes 15 minutes to get to the airport and you are cheuferred there in a limozine. BeOS Air only has limited types of planes that only hold new luggage. All planes are single seaters and the model names all start with an F (F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18, etc.). The plane will fly you to your destination on autopilot in half the time of other Airways or you can fly the plane yourself. There are limited destinations, but they are only places you'd want to go to anyway. You tell all your friends how great BeOS Air is and all they say is What do you mean I can't bring all my old baggage with me? ___ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly...Ping your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel compile Q - How to get the speaker to work?
On Tuesday 02 March 2004 04:28 pm, Tadimeti Keshav wrote: I added to my kernel config file: device pca (this was mentioned in the NOTES file) Typically a PC speaker is not an audio device in the normal sense of the term. It's there just to make beeps, and not music. It's not going to do what you probably want it to do. secondly, what is the use of adding: device udbp This is a USB double pipe. But what does it do. I'm sort of partial to the traditional Linux kernel configuration comment of if you don't know what this is then you don't need it. Since there are no devices listed in the Hardware notes using this driver, and it's commented out be default in the GENERIC kernel, I'm fairly confident that you don't need it. David ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
