Topher Sandalwood wrote:

> I've downloaded the Gnome 1.2 packages,

What version of NetBSD?

> What it does is test a bunch of sampling rates, both stereo and mono, gives 
> the same error I got with mpg123 without the -r 8000 argument, then it 
> shuts down X.

mpg123 -r 8000 is a good test.  At least I can understand it, since I'm
not familiar with gnome.

> I never actually get past the "checkerboard" X background 
> with the X mouse cursor. then the "console" scroll with the audio test 
> text, then it shuts down the X server.

What is the text?
 
> I don't get any kernel or X panics, etc, it just calls it a fatal error, 
> and shuts down X.

I'm not sure.  This might not even be related to the audio.

> Another odd thing... mpg123 -r 8000 works.. but only over the internal 
> speaker. I can't get the external audio i/o dongle-thingy to work. Now, 
> this is probably something I've overlooked there, or there's no support, 
> but I'd also like to get this to work.

Apparently this wasn't supported in the old driver.  It is available in
the new driver, I just don't know how the chip is wired.

	-- Gregory McGarry <g.mcgarry@ieee.org>