Sound doesn't work

[Chris]

Justin R. Smith wrote:

> My profile:
>
> FreeBSD jsmith.org 5.3-STABLE FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE #0: Mon Jan 17 
> 11:14:19 EST 2005     jsmith at jsmith.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MYKERNEL  
> i386
>
>
> Sound worked perfectly in 5.3-release. After upgrading to the stable 
> release, it stopped working.
>
> Output of sndstat (with maximum verbosity):
>
> FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm)
> Installed devices:
> pcm0: <CMedia CMI8738> at io 0xa800 irq 17 kld snd_cmi (1p/1r/0v 
> channels duplex
> default)
>        [pcm0:play:0]: spd 44100, fmt 0x10000010, flags 0x00000000, 
> 0x00000000
>        interrupts 0, underruns 0, ready 0
>        {userland} -> feeder_root(0x10000010) -> {hardware}
>        [pcm0:record:0]: spd 0, fmt 0x00000000/0x00000008, flags 
> 0x00000000, 0x00000000
>        interrupts 0, overruns 0, hfree 16384, sfree 0
>        {hardware} -> feeder_root(0x00000000) -> {userland}
>
> File Versions:
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pci/cmi.c,v 1.29 2004/07/16 03:59:27 
> tanimura Exp $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/isa/sndbuf_dma.c,v 1.2 2003/09/07 16:28:02 
> cg Exp $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pcm/vchan.c,v 1.16 2004/01/28 08:02:15 
> truckman Exp
> $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c,v 1.92 2004/07/16 03:59:09 
> tanimura Exp
> $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sndstat.c,v 1.17.2.1 2004/09/14 
> 06:43:46 truckma
> n Exp $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pcm/mixer.c,v 1.40 2004/06/25 16:34:33 
> josef Exp $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_rate.c,v 1.10 2003/04/20 
> 17:08:56 orion E
> xp $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_fmt.c,v 1.13 2003/09/07 
> 16:28:03 cg Exp $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder.c,v 1.32 2003/09/07 16:28:03 cg 
> Exp $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pcm/fake.c,v 1.13 2003/09/07 16:28:03 cg 
> Exp $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pcm/dsp.c,v 1.77 2004/07/02 15:31:44 
> netchild Exp $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.c,v 1.97 2004/02/28 19:47:02 
> truckman Ex
> p $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pcm/buffer.c,v 1.23.2.1 2004/11/23 
> 07:13:33 yongari
> Exp $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pcm/ac97_patch.c,v 1.2 2003/08/21 15:44:55 
> orion Exp
> $
> $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/sound/pcm/ac97.c,v 1.51 2004/05/08 03:41:40 
> sanpei Exp $
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>
>
> It looks as though the system identifies the device, but no actual 
> sound comes out of the speakers. (Sound continues to work fine in 
> Windoze).
>
> Any suggestions?


One of two things -

1. compile sound back into your kernel
2. Install sound as a module from bootup

-- 
Best regards,
Chris

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