Problem with Audio card

[Oko]

I installed Sound Blaster Audigy SE card. I did load the driver
as #kldload snd_emu10k1. I rebooted computer but when I type
#cat /dev/sndstat
I do not get any devices listed. I also get the message on the boot /dev/dsp
cannot be open (No such file or directory) The sound server will continue to use the null output device. I was getting this message before I installed the sound card also.

I looked in dev and it is really true that dsp doesn't exist. Can anybody help me to fix this problem. I saw in the handbook that this message has to do with the common "trouble makers" esound and KDE sound support
I also read in somewhere that it had to do with the fact that xscreensaver is using this directory. I am really lost....

I also have a mistake during the shouting down sequence irq(9).

[dracheflieger]

I don't know if it will make a difference but did you go into the BIOS and disable the onboard sound (assuming that it has onboard sound)?

[ha1f]

this card looks like a tough deal for everyone who tries it.

you can try to install audio/emu10kx and see if that flies, or you can get the oss third party driver. at least thats what google is telling me. take a look at this: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/free ... 05251.html

[Oko]

I think I turned off on board audio. I went to BIOS on board devices and turn off HD contorler. I see nothing else related to on board sound card. Buy the way that sound card Realtek ALC883 doesn't work under FreeBSD anyway and under windows or linux will need a driver that needs to be installed (i have it but the PC-BSD is the only OS on this massine).

I tried oss but when I downloaded the software and tried installation I get the message

pcbsd-7893# pkg_add oss-freebsd-v4.0-1002-i386.tbz
Build Open Sound System for FreeBSD-i386 6.1-RELEASE-p11
Compiling module osscore
Compiling osscore module failed
Warning: Object directory not changed from original /usr/lib/oss/build
make: don't know how to make @/tools/makeobjops.awk. Stop
Starting Open Sound System
/usr/sbin/soundon: cannot create /usr/lib/oss/logs/soundon.log: No such file or directory


Any suggestion. I could return the idiotic sound card (the only reason I got it was that I thought it would work out of the box) Can anybody tell me the
name of specific audio card that would work (inexpensive if possible)

[antik]

I tried oss but when I downloaded the software and tried installation I get the message

pcbsd-7893# pkg_add oss-freebsd-v4.0-1002-i386.tbz
Build Open Sound System for FreeBSD-i386 6.1-RELEASE-p11
Compiling module osscore
Compiling osscore module failed
Warning: Object directory not changed from original /usr/lib/oss/build
make: don't know how to make @/tools/makeobjops.awk. Stop
Starting Open Sound System
/usr/sbin/soundon: cannot create /usr/lib/oss/logs/soundon.log: No such file or directory

I think you need kernel source for this driver.

# cvsup /root/standard-supfile

[Oko]

I made a progress. Firstly I went to Comp USA and got Sound Blaster Live card which is one on the list of the tested cards. .
I was naive to believe that will work out of box. It didn't . I found the thread in multimedia in which people had the same problem as me with that card too.
So I followed Antik's advice and did cvsup /root/standard-supfile
I was then able to install oss-freebsd-v4.0-1002-i386.tbz
I rebooted the computer and I had no messages about non existence of boot /dev/dsp

When I went to sound system I was able to test the sound and get the test tune out of speakers. I also played with the options default and OSS.

However I still get no device listed when I do #cat /dev/sndstat

I was able to play DVD with the SOUND withouth any troubles using Kaffeine
application but not CD.

I also do not get any sound when I play videos on
TUBE.

Apparently something has changed but how do I configure system to play music? Do I just miss plug ins and a audio cable or I still need to fix the system.
Tomorrow I will try Audology SE card with OSS to see if it works. It is too late now.

[antik]

When I went to sound system I was able to test the sound and get the test tune out of speakers. I also played with the options default and OSS.

However I still get no device listed when I do #cat /dev/sndstat

I also do not hear anything when I put the CD in the computer (although I didn't connect directly CD and the sound card but I should be able to play through mother board. I also do not get any sound when I play videos on
TUBE.

Apparently something has changed but how do I configure system to play music? Do I just miss plug ins and a audio cable or I still need to fix the system.

If you got OpenSound drivers installed then you should look at other utility that is part of OpenSound drivers package not /dev/sndstat- I don't remember exact name- look at readme/install file.

FreeBSD doesn't support "digital extraction" from audiocd-s right now. So, you may need audio cable from cd to sound card for this or rip and encode your cds with KaudioCreator CD ripper tool from multimedia menu.

[Oko]

Dear Antik,
I just want to let you know that I tested this morning Creative Sound Audigy SE which is one of the most widely used Audio cards (in US) and relatively new on the market unlike Sound Blaster Live. It worked as good as
Sound Blaster Live. Great JOB GUYS!!! I will get the connection cable for CD
when I return one of the sound cards.

I hope people who are testing their system can see this thread because it is going to make testing of the sound breeze.

Antik do you have any idea what I did wrong with that wireless card? (See previous thread) Nobody is responding.
I guess people I pissed because I am asking simple questions but
I am a mathematician and when it comes to computers most of the time I have no idea what I am talking about.