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*Always read your drivers' manpage. | *Always read your drivers' manpage. | ||
*Always test with osstest | *Always test with osstest | ||
| − | *When consulting the [http://4front-tech.com/forum/ forum], attach the output of 'ossinfo -v3' and ' | + | *When consulting the [http://4front-tech.com/forum/ forum], attach the output of 'ossinfo -v3' and 'ossmix'. |
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== I hear noises! == | == I hear noises! == | ||
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*Many soundcards' hardware requires output mixers be set to less than maximum (60% at times). | *Many soundcards' hardware requires output mixers be set to less than maximum (60% at times). | ||
*Set vmix0-src to an higher setting. | *Set vmix0-src to an higher setting. | ||
| + | *Is the cable from the soundcard to the speakers connected correctly? Could it be too long? | ||
== I can't get multiple sound clients to play on the same device == | == I can't get multiple sound clients to play on the same device == | ||
Revision as of 23:23, 19 May 2008
Contents
General
- Always read your drivers' manpage.
- Always test with osstest
- When consulting the forum, attach the output of 'ossinfo -v3' and 'ossmix'.
How do I...
- Change mixer settings - ossmix (command line), ossxmix (GUI)
- Start and shut down OSS - soundon, soundoff (both require root)
- Save and restore mixer settings - savemixer (saving requires write permissions for mixer.save)
- Build OSS from source
- Other Tips And Tricks
I can't hear any sound!
- Did OSS load at all?
- Does osstest work?
- Are the outputs muted in the mixer?
- HDAudio: Are the jacks detected by OSS as output, actually the jacks connected to the speaker?
- Is this an hardware issue?
- Are the speakers muted?
- Is the soundcard connected correctly to the speakers?
- Do other drivers available for your OS (e.g. ALSA for Linux, FreeBSD native) work?
I hear noises!
- Many soundcards' hardware requires output mixers be set to less than maximum (60% at times).
- Set vmix0-src to an higher setting.
- Is the cable from the soundcard to the speakers connected correctly? Could it be too long?
I can't get multiple sound clients to play on the same device
- On FreeBSD version, multiple clients to same device aren't supported. Either set programs to use separate devices, or use sound server like aRts, esd, etc.
- Is vmix loaded?
- If so, make sure vmix1_masterdev in vmix.conf is set to the output device's device index.
