Re: /dev/sound - device not configured

[Alexander_(_dot_)_Farber_(_at_)_t-online_(_dot_)_de (Alexander Farber)]

Sorry, I should have written more about my PC.
It has a A7V8X mainboard with an AC97 sound chip
on it (which works under Windows). It doesn't
work under OpenBSD 3.2 nor -current and I have
to diable auvia in the boot> editor because the
PC hangs otherwise.

But my question is actually not about the problems
with that sound chip, because I've disabled it anyway.

My question is if anyone knows what does it mean,
when KDE says "/dev/sound - device not configured"?
Because I do have /dev/sound and I thought it is
coming from the speaker in my kernel -
http://home.t-online.de/home/Alexander.Farber/OpenBSD/GENERIC.newhope

BTW, if someone of developers wants to fix the
Broadcom BMC 4401 or AC97 drivers on my A7V8X,
I'll gladly provide access with a serial console
and will reboot the PC for you.

Regards
Alex

On Sun, Apr 27, 2003 at 07:35:48PM -0700, Ted Unangst wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Apr 2003, Jason Haag wrote:
> 
> > > When I start KDE 3.1.1 on -current I get a window with the
> > > warning message "Can't /dev/sound - device not configured".
> > > Does anyone know a cure?
> > ...
> > > "VIA VT8233 AC97 Audio" rev 0x50 at pci0 dev 17 function 5
> > > not configured
> >
> > Sure does look like your audio device isn't (yet?) supported...
> 
> you missed the part where he disabled auvia.
> no sound driver -> no sound device.
> 
> do you really want no sound?  kde should certainly have some knob to turn
> off sound.  if it doesn't go bother them.  or is there some problem with
> the auvia driver?  kde should still have a no sound option, but a broken
> driver would be more interesting to openbsd.