No audio with AC97 onboard soundcard after kldload snd_ich.ko

[Xian]

On Friday 05 November 2004 13:20, hide110 wrote:
> after executing kldload snd_ich.ko
>
> When I do:  cat /dev/sndstat
> FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm)
> Installed devices:
> pcm0: <Intel ICH4 (82801DB)> at io 0xee00, 0xedc0 irq 17 bufsz 16384 kld
> snd_ich (1p/1r/4v channels duplex default)
>
> Do I have to edit any config files for this to autoapply?  I just executed
> it & it seemed to save.
>
> By default mixer has all values of 0:0, opened up console & set volume &
> pcm to 75:75
>
> xmms will show that the file is playing & so will other devices but I will
> get no sound from speakers.
>
> Am I missing something here?  I've done quite a bit of searching on
> www.google.com/bsd & cannot find myself a resolution.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.

I have on board sound on an asus motherboard and found that the sound comes 
out of the mic jack, I never thought of listening there until I read 
something on a mailing list archive somewhere.
I think it is to do with that the motherboard supports dolby 5.1 but I'm not 
sure.

Hope this helps.

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/Xian

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