FreeBSD Handbook: Soundcard Setup Addition (7.2.1)

[Marc Fonvieille]

On Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 05:15:38AM -0500, Matthew D. Fuller wrote:
> [ over to -multimedia, since this isn't a -doc issue ]
> 
> On Sun, Jun 05, 2005 at 10:27:13AM +0100 I heard the voice of
> Anthony Plunkett, and lo! it spake thus:
> > 
> > "If you wish to find out the driver selected for your soundcard after 
> > running the snd_driver metadriver you may check the /dev/sndstat file:
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > I don't think an example of the output is needed, it seemed 
> > straight-forward to me to know what I was looking for, especially since 
> > the handbook talks about the /boot/defaults/loader.conf file.
> 
> Well, not to beat on this dead horse again, but...
> 
> (ttyp3):{216}% cat /dev/sndstat
> FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm)
> Installed devices:
> pcm0: <CS423x> at io 0x534 irq 5 drq 1:0 bufsz 4096 (1p/1r/0v channels
> duplex default)
> 
> What am I looking for?

This:

FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm)
Installed devices:
pcm0: <Creative CT5880-C> at io 0x9400 irq 5 kld snd_es137x (1p/1r/0v channels duplex default)

look at the "kld snd_es137x"
This /dev/sndstat output is obtained after a "kldload snd_driver"

Marc

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