Re: Trying to get sound working through speakers

On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM Eduardo Morrás <emorrasg@yahoo.es> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:38:57 -0700
> Joe B <jcb2016az@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > pcm1:mixer: <Conexant CX20751/2 (Analog)> on hdaa1 (play/rec)
> > > (default) vol       = 1.00:1.00     pbk
> > >     pcm       = 1.00:1.00     pbk
> > >     speaker   = 1.00:1.00     pbk
> > >     rec       = 0.01:0.01     pbk
> > >     monitor   = 0.56:0.56     rec src
>
> The pcm1 above shows my speaker, it's on pbk playback mode.
>
> >
> > joe@freebsd ~> mixer -d pcm0
> > default_unit: 0 -> 0
> > pcm0:mixer: <Realtek (0x0287) (Analog)> on hdaa0 (play/rec) (default)
> >     vol       = 1.00:1.00     pbk
> >     pcm       = 1.00:1.00     pbk
> >     speaker   = 1.00:1.00     rec
> >     mic       = 0.75:0.75     rec src
> >     rec       = 0.37:0.37     pbk
> >
> > Does that mean its muted ? how would i change the volume ? sorry for
> > the n00b questions.. im reading snd_hda (4) as much as i can
>
> But yours is on rec mode, don't know how to change to pbk mode. I tried on my laptop change to rec:
>
> # mixer speaker.recsrc=add
> mixer: speaker.recsrc=add: Operation not supported by device
> pcm1:mixer: <Conexant CX20751/2 (Analog)> on hdaa1 (play/rec) (default)
>     vol       = 1.00:1.00     pbk
>     pcm       = 1.00:1.00     pbk
>     speaker   = 1.00:1.00     pbk
>     rec       = 0.01:0.01     pbk
>     monitor   = 0.56:0.56     rec src
>
> But I can't do that. Perhaps you can:
>
> # mixer speaker.recsrc=remove

Looked promising bu that didn't work either.. Dam.. What if my laptop
just dosen't work.. Simlar dev had this w/ no fix

It's good they stopped posting in the forums lol

Going back to gentoo. (I have another laptop that has freebsd and it just works)

Thanks everyone!