Re: requesting help to make sound work on thin/diskless client
On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 05:28:36PM -0500, Raymond Gibson wrote: > On Monday 09 October 2006 19:43, Doug Poland wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 04:00:23PM -0500, Raymond Gibson wrote: > > > > > > I'm looking for help. I built a thin/diskless client that I boot > > > via etherboot. After power up the client boots and gives me a > > > login prompt. At that time I enter 'root' and I am presented with > > > a command prompt. I then enter 'X -query ' and X starts > > > and it works as expected. > > > > > > I would like to add sound. Unfortunately, I can't find > > > documentation describing this process. So, could someone explain > > > to me how to configure the client/server? My server is FreeBSD > > > 6.1-RELEASE. > > > > > > BTW: I installed an ISA soundblaster sound and compiled these > > > lines into my kernel. The kernel detects the sound card during > > > boot-up. > > > > > > # Add the generic audio driver > > > device sound > > > device snd_sbc > > > device snd_sb16 > > > > I have had good results using /usr/ports/audio/esound. Install on > > both the client and the server. On the client, run something like > > this before you start X: > > > > client% esd -tcp -public -promiscuous -beeps -trust -bind 10.0.0.1 > > > > where 10.0.0.1 is the IP address of the client's network interface. > > > > Connect to the server just as you have described. When ever you run > > a program that has esd support compiled in, the audio will be > > directed to the client. > > > > Programs compiled with ESD support appear to direct sound to the > > host indicated by the DISPLAY environment variable. That should set > > correctly if the server you're attaching to is running xdm, gdm, or > > kdm. > > > > You may also have to set ESPEAKER, but I've found that just DISPLAY > > works for me. > > I'm not having much luck. I installed esound on both client and > server. I start esound on the server; esd &, the server responds with > several beeps. On the client I start esd as described above, I also > hear beeps when esd starts. > > I start X, then login to KDE. > I start Xmms with esound enabled. I get an error saying 'can't open audio'. > > any ideas? > Couple of things. 1. Make sure sound works on your client to begin with. The handbook has good instructions if you need them. 2. After you've started esd on the client, make sure it's actually listening on the correct port. On my client, this is what I see: host% sockstat -l4 USER COMMANDPID FD PROTO LOCAL ADDRESS FOREIGN ADDRESS root Xorg 6583 3 tcp4 *:6000*:* root Xorg 6583 5 udp4 *:50689 *:* dpoland esd642 3 tcp4 10.0.0.1:16001*:* 3. On the server, you don't actually run esd, just an app with esd support compiled in. 4. Finally, the fact that you're using KDE is *probably* the issue. KDE uses arts for sound processing, and IIRC, doesn't play well with esd. Since I do not run KDE, I cannot advise you further on how to redirect sound in that environment. However, there are thousands of KDE users out there and I'm sure google will turn up something. HTH, -- Regards, Doug ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: requesting help to make sound work on thin/diskless client
On Monday 09 October 2006 19:43, Doug Poland wrote: > On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 04:00:23PM -0500, Raymond Gibson wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm looking for help. I built a thin/diskless client that I boot via > > etherboot. After power up the client boots and gives me a login > > prompt. At that time I enter 'root' and I am presented with a command > > prompt. I then enter 'X -query ' and X starts and it works > > as expected. > > > > I would like to add sound. Unfortunately, I can't find documentation > > describing this process. So, could someone explain to me how to > > configure the client/server? My server is FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE. > > > > BTW: I installed an ISA soundblaster sound and compiled these lines into > > my kernel. The kernel detects the sound card during boot-up. > > > > # Add the generic audio driver > > device sound > > device snd_sbc > > device snd_sb16 > > I have had good results using /usr/ports/audio/esound. Install on both > the client and the server. On the client, run something like this > before you start X: > > client% esd -tcp -public -promiscuous -beeps -trust -bind 10.0.0.1 > > where 10.0.0.1 is the IP address of the client's network interface. > > Connect to the server just as you have described. When ever you run a > program that has esd support compiled in, the audio will be directed > to the client. > > Programs compiled with ESD support appear to direct sound to the host > indicated by the DISPLAY environment variable. That should set > correctly if the server you're attaching to is running xdm, gdm, or kdm. > > You may also have to set ESPEAKER, but I've found that just DISPLAY > works for me. I'm not having much luck. I installed esound on both client and server. I start esound on the server; esd &, the server responds with several beeps. On the client I start esd as described above, I also hear beeps when esd starts. I start X, then login to KDE. I start Xmms with esound enabled. I get an error saying 'can't open audio'. any ideas? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: requesting help to make sound work on thin/diskless client
On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 04:00:23PM -0500, Raymond Gibson wrote: > Hello, > > I'm looking for help. I built a thin/diskless client that I boot via > etherboot. After power up the client boots and gives me a login > prompt. At that time I enter 'root' and I am presented with a command > prompt. I then enter 'X -query ' and X starts and it works > as expected. > > I would like to add sound. Unfortunately, I can't find documentation > describing this process. So, could someone explain to me how to > configure the client/server? My server is FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE. > > BTW: I installed an ISA soundblaster sound and compiled these lines into my > kernel. The kernel detects the sound card during boot-up. > > # Add the generic audio driver > device sound > device snd_sbc > device snd_sb16 > I have had good results using /usr/ports/audio/esound. Install on both the client and the server. On the client, run something like this before you start X: client% esd -tcp -public -promiscuous -beeps -trust -bind 10.0.0.1 where 10.0.0.1 is the IP address of the client's network interface. Connect to the server just as you have described. When ever you run a program that has esd support compiled in, the audio will be directed to the client. Programs compiled with ESD support appear to direct sound to the host indicated by the DISPLAY environment variable. That should set correctly if the server you're attaching to is running xdm, gdm, or kdm. You may also have to set ESPEAKER, but I've found that just DISPLAY works for me. -- Regards, Doug ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: requesting help to make sound work on thin/diskless client
Raymond Gibson wrote: > Hello, > > I'm looking for help. I built a thin/diskless client that I boot via > etherboot. After power up the client boots and gives me a login prompt. At > that time I enter 'root' and I am presented with a command prompt. I then > enter 'X -query ' and X starts and it works as expected. > > I would like to add sound. Unfortunately, I can't find documentation > describing this process. So, could someone explain to me how to configure the > client/server? My server is FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE. > > BTW: I installed an ISA soundblaster sound and compiled these lines into my > kernel. The kernel detects the sound card during boot-up. > > # Add the generic audio driver > device sound > device snd_sbc > device snd_sb16 It's unclear to me what does not work for you. Have you tried to enter the lines in device.hints suggested in section 7.2.1.1 of the handbook, which uses the devices you mention as an example? And if that does not work, does "kldload snd_driver" return any useful information? -- Tore ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
requesting help to make sound work on thin/diskless client
Hello, I'm looking for help. I built a thin/diskless client that I boot via etherboot. After power up the client boots and gives me a login prompt. At that time I enter 'root' and I am presented with a command prompt. I then enter 'X -query ' and X starts and it works as expected. I would like to add sound. Unfortunately, I can't find documentation describing this process. So, could someone explain to me how to configure the client/server? My server is FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE. BTW: I installed an ISA soundblaster sound and compiled these lines into my kernel. The kernel detects the sound card during boot-up. # Add the generic audio driver device sound device snd_sbc device snd_sb16 Thank you for you help. Raymond. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
