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From: james@jraynard.demon.co.uk (James Raynard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: audio sound?
Date: 6 Jun 1996 23:27:59 -0000
Organization: A FreeBSD Box
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In article <31B6B293.2781E494@panoramix.rain.fr>,
Tom Fischer  <tfischer@panoramix.rain.fr> wrote:
>
>What's the simplest way to get audio files to play on 
>FreeBSD 2.1R systems?  I don't have a soundblaster card,
>or any other type of sound card (just the standard speaker...)

Put an entry like

# Not controlled by `snd'
device pca0 at isa? port IO_TIMER1 tty

in your kernel config file, re-compile and reboot, and then you will
be able to play PCM audio through the PC's speaker.

-- 
James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland | http://freefall.freebsd.org/~jraynard/
james@jraynard.demon.co.uk         | jraynard@freebsd.org