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From: Paulo Fragoso <paulo@nlink.com.br>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster 16 won't play
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 08:25:43 -0200
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Steve Bernacki wrote:
> 
> Hot damn!  I set the IRQ to 5 and now it works beautifully. :)  Thanks
> very much!
> 
> -S
> 
> "Stephen B. Dela Cruz" <steben@deltanet.com> wrote:
> : Steve Bernacki wrote:
> : >
> : > Hey y'all,
> : >
> : > I just installed a cheapo soundblaster 16 into my 2.1.5 BSD box.  I
> : > created the
> : > required drivers (MAKEDEV snd0 and MAKEDEV sb).  I recompiled the kernel,
> : > and it sees the card (apparently) at startup:
> : >
> : > sb0 at 0x220 irq 7 drq 1 on isa
> : > sb0: <SoundBlaster 16 4.12>
> : > ....
> 
> : I had the same problem with my SoundBlaster 16 not producing any sound.
> : So I changed the IRQ to 5 and now it works great!
> 
> : Instead of recompling the kernel, reboot, and at the boot prompt issue
> : the command:
> 
> :     boot -c
> 
> : Which should bring you into configuration mode and you can change any
> : hardware settings
> : such as: IRQ'S.
> 
> --
> --
> Steve Bernacki, Jr. | Systems/Networks Administrator
> steve@ziplink.net   | Ziplink, LLC
> 
> I always have fun because I'm out of my mind!!!
>                    -- Zippy the Pinhead

Hi,

How do I play files .au and .snd? I do cat NAME.au >/dev/audio and don't
work fine.

Thanks,
Paulo.