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From: thostr@autotelia.Isv.Uit.No (Thomas Strandenaes)
Subject: SoundBlaster 16 and FreeBSD 1.1.0R and playing .au files
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Message-ID: <1994Jun10.103850.26084@news.uit.no>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1994 10:38:50 GMT
Organization: University of Tromsų, Norway
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I've now, after som forth and back, managed to get FreeBSD 1.1.0R to
recognize my SoundBlaster 16 card upon booting. However, playing 
.au files does not seem to work (i.e. 'cat foo.au >/dev/audio'). Now,
/dev/MAKEDEV says about the /dev/audio device 'Not fully implemented' -
does this mean 'forgeddit', or 'go to -current', or may I have missed
some signs while configuring the system? I basically configured and
rebuilt the kernel

(    device snd2 at isa? port 0x240 irq 7 drq 7 vector sbintr

not default setup, but it's recognized

     snd2 at 0x240 irq 7 drq 7 on isa
     snd2: <SoundBlaster Pro 4.5>

eventhough it also says 

     MIDI: Successfully attached ProAudioSpectrum MV101 )

and made the device files ('/dev/MAKEDEV' snd). I've also fetched
'xmix' from freebsd.cdrom.com to see if the volume was turned off -
'xmix' works (I can hear the noise of my tuner getting louder -etc),
but still no (audible) recording or playing back on the /dev/audio device. 
Is anyone else doing this on FreeBSD 1.1.0? Suggestions welcome, I'm loosing
out on a lot of ITR at the time being...

Have a nice day.

-- 
 /// Thomas Stranden{\ae}s /// sometimes I am, sometimes I think ///
/// System Administrator  /// thostr@autotelia.isv.uit.no       ///