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From: conrads@dolphin.neosoft.com (Conrad Sabatier)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster 16 won't play
Date: 15 Dec 1996 15:00:37 GMT
Organization: NeoSoft, Inc.
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In article <590d8d$sm2@news.ziplink.net>,
Steve Bernacki <steve@zip1.zipnet.net> wrote:
>I searched around some more and found a suggestion to add several other
>devices to my kernel.  I added the following:
>
>controller      snd0
>device sb0 at isa? port 0x220 irq 7 conflicts drq 1 vector sbintr
>device          sbxvi0  at isa? drq 5
>device          sbmidi0 at isa? port 0x330
># Yamaha OPL-2/OPL-3 FM - for SB, SB Pro, SB16, PAS
>device opl0     at isa? port 0x388
>
>Recompiled and rebooted.  Now, cat'ing a .au file to /dev/audio begins to
>play the sound (1.5 seconds or so) but then the card goes quiet and the
>cat just site there until I control-c out of it.  

I have exactly the same problem.  Tried and tried to work it out a while
back and finally gave up.  :-(

I think it's largely the El Crappo Cheapo sound card that came with my
system.  Too cheap to upgrade, though.  :-)

If you do find out anything, please let me know!


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