no /dev/dsp.x

[T Kellers]

On Friday 28 November 2003 09:46 pm, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 09:40:57PM -0500, T Kellers wrote:
> > I searched the list archive, but I didn't see anything specific to this
> > question.
> >
> > Dell Latitude C600, running 5.2-BETA from 11/24/2003...
> >
> > I didn't notice until I started up KDE that I had no /dev/dsp of any kind
> > in my /dev directory.  I mount_nfs'd /usr/src and /usr/obj from my
> > adjacent desktop Dell Optiplex (running same OS and build date),
> > installed the kernel, installed world, mergemaster'd and rebooted.  Still
> > no /dev/dsp (or /dev/ dsp.x) on the Latitude laptop (they do exist on the
> > Optiplex --which has working sound in KDE).
> >
> > The desktop with the working sound had KDE built from sources, the
> > laptop's KDE environment was installed by building instant-workstation. 
> > The laptop has a sound_maestro3 card and I have the .ko loaded for it
> > (and sound_pcm). Both machines have device pcm in the kernel.
>
> ...and does the kernel detect the sound card?  These device nodes are
> created by the driver when it configures detected devices.
>
> Kris

I can't ssh to the laptop at this moment, but if the sound card is not 
detected by the kernel, can I force the detection by editing /boot/
loader.conf with:

userconfig_script_load="YES"
snd_maestro3_load="YES"
?

I have that in loader.conf on an identical laptop running 4.9-STABLE, and on 
that laptop:

> dmesg -a | grep pcm
Preloaded elf module "snd_pcm.ko" at 0xc0588140.
pcm0: <ESS Technology Maestro3> port 0xec00-0xecff mem 0xf8ffe000-0xf8ffffff 
irq 5 at device 3.0 on pci2
pcm0: <SigmaTel STAC9721/23 AC97 Codec>
Preloaded elf module "snd_pcm.ko" at 0xc0588140.
pcm0: <ESS Technology Maestro3> port 0xec00-0xecff mem 0xf8ffe000-0xf8ffffff 
irq 5 at device 3.0 on pci2
pcm0: <SigmaTel STAC9721/23 AC97 Codec>

I suppose on the 5.2-BETA laptop I should see something similar?

Thanks,

Tim