does FreeBSD 3.5.1 support soundcards?

slave-mike slave-mike at rv1.dynip.com
Sun Dec 7 18:52:19 PST 2003


It is supposed to be enough to rebuild the kernel.
It has been so long since I have messed with 3.X that I can't
remember what all it took though! :) But I know I did have
sound!

Karl Papadantonakis wrote:
> I did try adding "controller snd0", etc. and "controller pcm0" (not at the
> same time) to my kernel config, and recompiling the kernel.
> 
> Do I have to scrounge up a card with an es1371 chipset in it?
> That seems to be the only PCI card that ever worked in FreeBSD3, according
> to the soundcard list webpage:
> 
> http://freebsd.lanfear.com/scdb.html
> 
> Which "sound devices" to I have to enable for sampled-sound playback
> through /dev/dsp? Do I have to download anything, or is it enough to
> modify my kernel config file and recompile?
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Karl Papadantonakis
> email:  kp at caltech.edu
> web:    http://www.async.caltech.edu/~kp/
> phone:  (626) 395-4222
> 
> On Sun, 7 Dec 2003, slave-mike wrote:
> 
> 
>>Are you running a custom kernel with the sound devices all compiled in? :)
>>
>>Karl Papadantonakis wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I want really simple sampled-sound playback on my Dell Precision 340
>>>running FreeBSD 3.5.1-RELEASE. It has builtin audio and three cheap
>>>soundcards (Crystal 4CH, AudioExcel AV511, and Diamond DT-688). No luck
>>>with pcm0 or snd0 with any of these cards. Any ideas?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Karl Papadantonakis
>>>email:  kp at caltech.edu
>>>web:    http://www.async.caltech.edu/~kp/
>>>phone:  (626) 395-4222
>>>
>>>
>>>
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