At 3/5/99 4:47:00 PM, you wrote:

Hi,

I should probably start out by mentioning that I'm a complete novice to linux and computers in general. A few days after buying the linux cd's I finally succeeded in more or less installing the system and x is running. But how can I get some sound out of it?

Go to suse's website and search the support database by hardware. Then select souncards, and find the article on setting up a soundblaster. There has been a big change in the way you setup sound between versions 5.3 and 6.0. Also there is a difference in setup between the 2.036 kernel and the 2.2.* kernels. It is very easy to setup sound with the OSS sound system from 4Front. It only costs about 25 bucks, but is a lifetime license with free upgrades. Otherwise, you can spend a saturday afternoon trying to set it up manually. I do it manually, but have easily spent over 20 hours learning about sound. If you are pressed for time, get OSS, otherwise post what version of suse you are using and what kernel you use. Basically, you setup isapnp, edit it, compile sound as a module, and turn sound on as root. - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>