OSS troubles

Predrag Punosevac punosevac at math.arizona.edu
Thu Aug 2 05:29:57 UTC 2007


Sorry for the another message. This is the last one I promise. I just 
realized that I have problems with Open Sound System (probably due to my 
own stupidity).
This is my
[pedja@ /usr/home/Pedja]$ ossinfo
Version info: OSS 4.0 (build 070707/200708012238/C (0x00040002)
Platform: FreeBSD/i386 6.2-STABLE-200706 FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE-200706 #0: 
Sun Jun  3 14:20:02 UTC 2007     
root at dessler.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP

Number of audio devices:        9
Number of audio engines:        9
Number of MIDI devices:         0
Number of mixer devices:        1


Device objects
 0: audigyls0 AudigyLS
 1: vmix0 OSS transparent virtual support

MIDI devices (/dev/midi*)

Mixer devices (/dev/mixer*)
 0: AudigyLS Mixer (Mixer 0 of device object 0)

Audio devices
/dev/oss/audigyls0/pcm0 AudigyLS front  (device index 0)
/dev/oss/audigyls0/pcm1 AudigyLS (shadow)  (device index 1)
/dev/oss/audigyls0/pcm2 AudigyLS center/lfe  (device index 2)
/dev/oss/audigyls0/pcm3 AudigyLS surround  (device index 3)
/dev/oss/audigyls0/pcm4 AudigyLS 5.1 output  (device index 4)
/dev/oss/vmix0/pcm0     AudigyLS front (VMIX0)  (device index 5)
/dev/oss/vmix0/pcm1     AudigyLS front (VMIX0)  (device index 6)
/dev/oss/vmix0/pcm2     AudigyLS front (VMIX0)  (device index 7)
/dev/oss/vmix0/pcm3     AudigyLS front (VMIX0)  (device index 8)

This is testing


[root@ ~]# osstest
Sound subsystem and version: OSS 4.0 (build 070707/200708012238/C 
(0x00040002)
Platform: FreeBSD/i386 6.2-STABLE-200706 FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE-200706 #0: 
Sun Jun  3 14:20:02 UTC 2007     
root at dessler.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP

*** Scanning sound adapter #-1 ***
/dev/oss/audigyls0/pcm0 (audio engine 0): AudigyLS front
- Performing audio playback test...
  <left> OK <right> OK <stereo> OK <measured srate 47988.00 Hz (-0.03%)>
/dev/oss/audigyls0/pcm1 (audio engine 1): AudigyLS (shadow)
- Skipping device (card already tested)
/dev/oss/audigyls0/pcm2 (audio engine 2): AudigyLS center/lfe
- Performing audio playback test...
  <left> OK <right> OK <stereo> OK <measured srate 47990.00 Hz (-0.02%)>
/dev/oss/audigyls0/pcm3 (audio engine 3): AudigyLS surround
- Performing audio playback test...
  <left> OK <right> OK <stereo> OK <measured srate 47990.00 Hz (-0.02%)>
/dev/oss/audigyls0/pcm4 (audio engine 4): AudigyLS 5.1 output
- Skipping multi channel device

*** Scanning sound adapter #0 ***
/dev/oss/vmix0/pcm0 (audio engine 5): AudigyLS front (VMIX0)
- Skipping virtual device (use -V to force test)

*** Scanning sound adapter #0 ***
/dev/oss/vmix0/pcm1 (audio engine 6): AudigyLS front (VMIX0)
- Skipping virtual device (use -V to force test)

*** Scanning sound adapter #0 ***
/dev/oss/vmix0/pcm2 (audio engine 7): AudigyLS front (VMIX0)
- Skipping virtual device (use -V to force test)

*** Scanning sound adapter #0 ***
/dev/oss/vmix0/pcm3 (audio engine 8): AudigyLS front (VMIX0)
- Skipping virtual device (use -V to force test)

*** All tests completed OK ***


The problem is that I do not hear sound from speakers. The only thing I 
changed was to add oss_enable="YES" into my rc.conf file.

I have not changed any permissions, kernel is 6.2 Generic. I run the 
test logged as the root. What am I doing wrong? I have the same speakers 
and sound card (Audiology SE) working flawlessly while I used PC-BSD.  
The Gnome volume control is saying that I have no GStreamer plugins 
and/or  device  found. 

Thanks
Predrag Punosevac


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