My soul Requests Music (Sound problems)

valsorym · Jun 13, 2011

Hi all,

I have a problem with my sound card. I used Windows XP and EVEREST software, and I have:

Code:

Audio 
Audio Adapter: IDT 92HD81B1X @ Intel Ibex Peak PCH - High Definition Audio Controller
Audio Adapter: IDT 92HD81B1X @ nVIDIA GT218 - High Definition Audio Controller

Laptop: Dell Vostro 3500
OS:

Code:

# uname -a
FreeBSD qb 8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Feb 18 02:24:46 UTC 2011
root@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386

I added to /boot/loader.conf:

Code:

snd_hda_load="YES"

and rebooted my system.

Code:

# cat /dev/sndstat
FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 32bit 2009061500/i386)
Installed devices:
pcm0: <HDA NVidia (Unknown) PCM #0 DisplayPort> (play) default
pcm1: <HDA NVidia (Unknown) PCM #0 DisplayPort> (play)
pcm2: <HDA NVidia (Unknown) PCM #0 DisplayPort> (play)
pcm3: <HDA NVidia (Unknown) PCM #0 DisplayPort> (play)
pcm4: <HDA IDT 92HD81B1X PCM #0 Analog> (play/rec)
pcm5: <HDA IDT 92HD81B1X PCM #1 Analog> (rec)

How do I change the audio output by default? I think it should be - pcm4.

Code:

# pciconf -lv
...
hdac1@pci0:0:27:0:	class=0x040300 card=0x04411028 chip=0x3b568086 rev=0x06 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    class      = multimedia
    subclass   = HDA
...
hdac0@pci0:1:0:1:	class=0x040300 card=0x04411028 chip=0x0be310de rev=0xa1 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'NVIDIA Corporation'
    class      = multimedia
    subclass   = HDA
...

No sound. What should I do?

wblock@ · Jun 13, 2011

Set the default sound device in /boot/loader.conf:

Code:

hw.snd.default_unit="4"

valsorym · Jun 13, 2011

Thank you wblock.

I added in /boot/loader.conf:

Code:

hw.snd.default_unit="4"

and rebooted my system.

Code:

# cat /dev/sndstat
FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 32bit 2009061500/i386)
Installed devices:
pcm0: <HDA NVidia (Unknown) PCM #0 DisplayPort> (play)
pcm1: <HDA NVidia (Unknown) PCM #0 DisplayPort> (play)
pcm2: <HDA NVidia (Unknown) PCM #0 DisplayPort> (play)
pcm3: <HDA NVidia (Unknown) PCM #0 DisplayPort> (play)
pcm4: <HDA IDT 92HD81B1X PCM #0 Analog> (play/rec) default
pcm5: <HDA IDT 92HD81B1X PCM #1 Analog> (rec)

But no sound.

When I run the 'System - Preferences - Sound', it said:

Code:

Waiting for the audio subsystem.

Tried to establish hw.snd.default_unit from 1 to 5. - did not help.

Earlier it was possible to open the audio settings (System - Preferences - Sound).
xmms installed the program. Tried to listen to music - no sound.

What to do?

wblock@ · Jun 13, 2011

Check the mixer(8) settings for volume. Some laptops have volume wheels, too. There are other magic settings for sound described in snd_hda(4), which I've been lucky enough not to need.

valsorym · Jun 16, 2011

Hi all,
I have

Code:

# cat /boot/loader.conf
...
snd_hda_load="YES"
sound_load="YES"
snd_uaudio_load="YES"

hw.snd.default_unit="4"

and

Code:

# cat /etc/rc.conf
...
snddetect_enable="YES"
mixer_enable="YES"

and, again

Code:

# cat /dev/sndstat
FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 32bit 2009061500/i386)
Installed devices:
pcm0: <HDA NVidia (Unknown) PCM #0 DisplayPort> (play)
pcm1: <HDA NVidia (Unknown) PCM #0 DisplayPort> (play)
pcm2: <HDA NVidia (Unknown) PCM #0 DisplayPort> (play)
pcm3: <HDA NVidia (Unknown) PCM #0 DisplayPort> (play)
pcm4: <HDA IDT 92HD81B1X PCM #0 Analog> (play/rec) default
pcm5: <HDA IDT 92HD81B1X PCM #1 Analog> (rec)

Yes, this night is not lived in vain - there is sound, the music is playing.
Music plays, but very quietly.

Why so quiet? How to add volume?

P.S. All the sliders set to maximum.

wblock@ · Jun 16, 2011

Run mixer. The man page link (mixer(8)) shows all the options, but volume is the important one.
# mixer vol 100:100

valsorym · Jun 16, 2011

Yes, it works.
wblock

# mixer vol 100:100

but volume lower than in WIndows XP.
I continue working.

valsorym · Jun 16, 2011

Hi again,
all it works

Code:

# whereis gmixer
gmixer: /usr/ports/audio/gmixer
# cd /usr/ports/audio/gmixer
# make && make install clean
...
# gmixer

I have a questions:

How to adjust the sound without gmixer (although everything works, but I do not want to run graphical tools)?
Why not open a window system - Preferences - Sound, says: "Waiting audio subsystem."?