Esteemed Colleagues:
As you may recall, my computer is a multiboot machine, on which
several different operating systems are installed, which enables me to
compare how different systems manage identical hardware. You may also
recall that my attempt to integrate my Linux and Schillix systems by
placing shared directories (e.g., /export/home/jay, or /opt/assp) on
ZFS has permenantly driven me off my Linux system, as installing ZFS
on my Linux system crippled it, it can no longer stay functional for
more than a few minutes. Apparently, installing native ZFS on a
32-bit Linux system with 256 megabytes of memory is not a good idea.
When I had to start using my Schillix system exclusively, one of the
more visible losses was the loss of my sound device. Judging from the
external ports on my computer, I have two audio devices, one seems to
be on the motherboard whereas the other is a separate card. My Linux
system was able to recognize one of my sound devices, namely, the
external card; my Schillix system is not. There is no /dev/audio.
Here are the relevant lines from the output of prtconf -v:
System Configuration: Sun Microsystems i86pc
Memory size: 256 Megabytes
System Peripherals (Software Nodes):
[ many lines omitted ... ]
pci1102,8022 (driver not attached)
Hardware properties:
name='assigned-addresses' type=int items=5
value=81023810.00000000.0000ece0.00000000.00000020
name='reg' type=int items=10
value=00023800.00000000.00000000.00000000.00000000.01023810.00000000.00000000.00000000.00000020
name='compatible' type=string items=7
value='pci1102,2.1102.8022.a' + 'pci1102,2.1102.8022'
+ 'pci1102,8022' + 'pci1102,2.a' + 'pci1102,2' + 'pciclass,040100' +
'pciclass,0401'
name='model' type=string items=1
value='Audio device'
name='power-consumption' type=int items=2
value=00000001.00000001
name='fast-back-to-back' type=boolean
name='devsel-speed' type=int items=1
value=00000001
name='interrupts' type=int items=1
value=00000001
name='max-latency' type=int items=1
value=00000014
name='min-grant' type=int items=1
value=00000002
name='subsystem-vendor-id' type=int items=1
value=00001102
name='subsystem-id' type=int items=1
value=00008022
name='unit-address' type=string items=1
value='7'
name='class-code' type=int items=1
value=00040100
name='revision-id' type=int items=1
value=0000000a
name='vendor-id' type=int items=1
value=00001102
name='device-id' type=int items=1
value=00000002
I do not know whether the above describes the audio device on the
motherboard, which my Linux system did not see, or the audio device on
the separate card, into which my speakers are connected, which my
Linux system did see; prtconf only describes a single audio device.
The point is that I had sound on Linux, but I do not have it now.
This is, parenthetically, quite annoying, because I expect more from a
Solaris-derived operating system; Solaris is supposed to be a serious
operating system, not a toy. In contrast, I recently installed SkyOS
on my computer, and SkyOS is a tiny operating system, the entire
operating system fits on a single live CD, and it was from the live CD
that I installed it. When I boot SkyOS, the speakers play music.
Even a tiny toy operating system like SkyOS is able to find and drive
my audio card, but Schillix cannot.
That is not, however, the sole reason why I write. The reason why I
write is that I recently bought a headset with both audio and USB
connectors. There was no point in using the audio connectors, but I
attached the headset to a USB port using the USB connector, and, to my
surprise and short-lived delight, I now have a /dev/audio. Here is
the relevant output from ls -l:
First, before sticking in the USB connector:
$ ls -lRa /dev/audio* /dev/usb*
ls: cannot access /dev/audio*: No such file or directory
/dev/usb:
total 9
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 512 Mar 25 09:39 .
drwxr-xr-x 242 root sys 4096 Mar 25 09:39 ..
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 512 Mar 16 11:23 4b8.104
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 54 Mar 16 11:23 device0 ->
../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:usb_mid
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 Oct 11 2013 hub0 ->
../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2:hubd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 Oct 11 2013 hub1 ->
../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4:hubd
/dev/usb/4b8.104:
total 3
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 512 Mar 16 11:23 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 512 Mar 25 09:39 ..
drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 512 Mar 16 11:23 0
/dev/usb/4b8.104/0:
total 9
drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 512 Mar 16 11:23 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 512 Mar 16 11:23 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 67 Mar 16 11:23 cntrl0 ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.cntrl0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 71 Mar 16 11:23 cntrl0stat ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.cntrl0stat
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 68 Mar 16 11:23 devstat ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.devstat
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 67 Mar 16 11:23 if0in1 ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.if0in1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 71 Mar 16 11:23 if0in1stat ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.if0in1stat
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 68 Mar 16 11:23 if0out2 ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.if0out2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 72 Mar 16 11:23 if0out2stat ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.if0out2stat
and now, after sticking in the USB connector:
$ ls -lRa /dev/audio* /dev/usb*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Mar 25 10:14 /dev/audio -> usb/audio0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Mar 25 10:14 /dev/audioctl -> usb/audio-control0
/dev/usb:
total 17
drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 512 Mar 25 10:14 .
drwxr-xr-x 245 root sys 4096 Mar 25 10:14 ..
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 512 Mar 16 11:23 4b8.104
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 77 Mar 25 10:14 audio-control0 ->
../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2/sound-control@0:sound,audioctl
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 66 Mar 25 10:14 audio-mux0 ->
../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2/sound-control@0:mux
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 61 Mar 25 10:14 audio-stream0 ->
../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2/sound@1:usb_as
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 61 Mar 25 10:14 audio-stream1 ->
../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2/sound@2:usb_as
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 74 Mar 25 10:14 audio0 ->
../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2/sound-control@0:sound,audio
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 512 Mar 25 10:14 d8c.139
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 54 Mar 16 11:23 device0 ->
../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:usb_mid
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 54 Mar 25 10:14 device1 ->
../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2:usb_mid
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 71 Mar 25 10:14 hid0 ->
../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2/input@3:consumer_control
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 Oct 11 2013 hub0 ->
../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2:hubd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 Oct 11 2013 hub1 ->
../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4:hubd
/dev/usb/4b8.104:
total 3
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 512 Mar 16 11:23 .
drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 512 Mar 25 10:14 ..
drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 512 Mar 16 11:23 0
/dev/usb/4b8.104/0:
total 9
drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 512 Mar 16 11:23 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 512 Mar 16 11:23 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 67 Mar 16 11:23 cntrl0 ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.cntrl0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 71 Mar 16 11:23 cntrl0stat ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.cntrl0stat
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 68 Mar 16 11:23 devstat ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.devstat
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 67 Mar 16 11:23 if0in1 ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.if0in1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 71 Mar 16 11:23 if0in1stat ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.if0in1stat
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 68 Mar 16 11:23 if0out2 ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.if0out2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 72 Mar 16 11:23 if0out2stat ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,2/device@1:4b8.104.if0out2stat
/dev/usb/d8c.139:
total 3
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 512 Mar 25 10:14 .
drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 512 Mar 25 10:14 ..
drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 512 Mar 25 10:14 0
/dev/usb/d8c.139/0:
total 11
drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 512 Mar 25 10:14 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 512 Mar 25 10:14 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 67 Mar 25 10:14 cntrl0 ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2:d8c.139.cntrl0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 71 Mar 25 10:14 cntrl0stat ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2:d8c.139.cntrl0stat
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 68 Mar 25 10:14 devstat ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2:d8c.139.devstat
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 70 Mar 25 10:14 if1.1out1 ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2:d8c.139.if1.1out1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 74 Mar 25 10:14 if1.1out1stat ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2:d8c.139.if1.1out1stat
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 69 Mar 25 10:14 if2.1in2 ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2:d8c.139.if2.1in2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 73 Mar 25 10:14 if2.1in2stat ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2:d8c.139.if2.1in2stat
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 67 Mar 25 10:14 if3in7 ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2:d8c.139.if3in7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 71 Mar 25 10:14 if3in7stat ->
../../../../devices/pci@0,0/pci1028,d2@1f,4/device@2:d8c.139.if3in7stat
However, although I now have a /dev/audio device, that fact is not
(yet) of any use to me. Specifically, when I stick the USB connector
into a USB port, and put the headphones on my head, and then cat a .au
file onto /dev/audio -- e.g.,
$ cat /opt/demo/sound/does_not_compute.au > /dev/audio
I do not hear intelligible sounds, I only hear an unintelligible
chirping. I do hear something, and after more than a year without
sound on my Schillix system, it is encouraging to hear an
unintelligible chirp, but it is not useful.
Thus, it seems that I have two questions:
1. Are there any kernel drivers I can obtain from anywhere, and then
modload into my system, that will enable it to recognize the audio
card that my Linux and SkyOS systems can recognize?
2. Regardless of whether I can make my audio card functional, what
must I do to obtain a functioning /dev/audio with my USB
converter?
As always, thank you in advance for any and all replies.
Jay F. Shachter
6424 N Whipple St
Chicago IL 60645-4111
(1-773)7613784 landline
(1-410)9964737 GoogleVoice
j...@m5.chicago.il.us
http://m5.chicago.il.us
"Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur"
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