On Tue, 31 Aug 1999 17:04:51 +0200, Kenneth Peiruza wrote:

Not so easy... you must recompile your kernel in order to get sound card work (and install it! many people resets computer after compilation! :-) )

That's not true. To use the kernel drivers (OSS/Free), simply configure /etc/isapnp.conf to taste, and load the module. To use ALSA, get the latest (4.1) tarballs from alsa-project.org, and compile --with-pnp-on to avoid the kernel's isapnp tools. With OSS/Lite (like full version, but for ISA cards only) from the SuSE discs, you may need to recompile your kernel. with all three modular options turned on. With the OSS/Free, you will want to configure /etc/conf.modules manually. Hubert was good enough to outline all of the lines you need to change in his comments. If you use ALSA, don't forget to pick up the alsaconf tarball while you're at it. alsaconf will try to determine your card setup and modify /etc/conf.modules for you. The 2.2 series kernels use a totally different approach to sound from that which all previous kernels used. It's really very nice. I have used OSS/Lite on my ESS1868 and ESS1869 ISA cards, which worked very nicely. When I got my ES1371 (PCI), the 2.2 kernels already had support for them, so I used OSS/Free. Recently, I discovered the power and beauty of ALSA, and have decided that ALSA fits my needs the best.

You'll notice if your soundcard is working by doing this:

cat "VERYBIGFILE" >/dev/audio

if you hear some king of weird noise, it's working!

That depends on which sound driver you are running. Each of the above systems uses substantially different device structures.

example:

cat /boot/vmlinuz > /dev/audio

Don't do that...It's just not a good idea, folks.

Refer to /usr/doc/howto/en/Kernel-HOWTO.gz /usr/doc/howto/en/Sound-HOWTO.gz /usr/doc/howto/en/mini/Soundblaster-AWE.gz

Also, for online resources: http://www.alsa-project.org - ALSA :) http://www.opensound.com - OSS Home Page http://www.linuxnow.com/exec/search_doc.cgi - Doc Search -=|JP|=- (Resident GNUbie) Jon Pennington | SuSE Linux 6.2 jon_pennington@excite.com | Kernel 2.2.10+ Kansas City, Missouri, USA | K6-2 350 ________________________________________________________________ Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/