Multimedia

The multimedia support in FreeBSD has gone from virtually nonexistent to quite good in a rather short period of time. If you have any one of the common sound cards, chances are good that FreeBSD supports it natively. Even if FreeBSD does not have native support for your sound card, all is not lost. There is a good chance that the commercial sound drivers from a company called 4Front Technologies will support your sound card. If you would like to look into the commercial drivers, the Web site for 4Front's sound drivers is located at www.opensound.com. There are free trial versions available, so you can try the drivers before purchasing them.

Checking for Sound Support

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