Re: SoundBlaster 16 PnP ISA Card on 5.1

From: Philippe Vachon (phirkel_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 02/27/04

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    Lowell Gilbert wrote:

    >Philippe Vachon <phirkel@sympatico.ca> writes:
    >
    >
    >
    >>I just subscribed to the list, but I've been using FreeBSD on and off
    >>for a few months now. There has, however, been one thing lacking from
    >>my FreeBSD setup and that is the ability to play sound!
    >>
    >>
    >
    >Do bear in mind that you are running an outdated version of an "early
    >adopter's" release of the OS.
    >
    >
    >
    >>I followed the directions in the handbook (namely adding the line to
    >>load the snd_ab16.ko kernel module to loader.conf) and adjusted the
    >>
    >>
    >
    >Nowhere in the handbook is the snd_sb16.ko module even mentioned.
    >Did you try just loading the snd_pcm.ko module?
    >
    >
    >
    >>volume. The sound, when it does play, is compressed -- i.e. runs at 10
    >>times the speed it should. I can't even play any audio with XMMS.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >That's not what "compressed" normally means in relation to audio.
    >What did you use to play audio besides xmms?
    >Did something different happen when you used xmms, or was that just
    >awkward phrasing?
    >
    >
    >
    >>Anybody have any ideas? It's a Creative SoundBlaster 16 PnP ISA card
    >>(model CT4180), and it's in a PIII450 box with an ASUS P2BF
    >>motherboard. Any help will be appreciated.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >I have such a card (probably not *quite* the same model) in my -STABLE
    >box...
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    I did try loading just the snd_pcm module, which did nothing.
    SoundBlaster cards need a bridge, as far as I can tell, to the PCM
    driver. That's where the snd_sbc and snd_sb16 kernel modules come in.

    I had used more than just XMMS -- I used cdcontrol (making sure the
    volume was turned up on the analogue CD input), which didn't play audio
    at all, as was the case with XMMS. When I tried using applications that
    use sound (i.e. Gaim), the sound was compressed (sped up if you will).

    As I said before, the sound is compressed -- not in the data sense, but
    rather in the analogue sense where the wavelength of a waveform
    decreases, as does the period. I appologize if I had confused you, but
    I'm not a Software Engineer -- merely a lowly Electrical Engineering
    Student. :)

    I'm not quite sure what you mean by outdated - does FreeBSD go with the
    Linux Kernel release numbers - odd for development, even for stable - or
    am I missing something, because uname-a tells me I'm running 5.1-RELEASE.

    Thanks.
    Phil V.
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