[SLE] ALSA Problem & YaST2 Comments...
Does anyone have a tip on getting YaST2/ALSA to work with a Turtle Beach Montego A3D soundcard (Dell OEM Version)? It uses the AU8820 chipset, which I think is suppose to be supported by ALSA. It currently works with the OSS compatible driver from linux.aureal.com, but I thought it be nice to get YaST2 to recognize it. When I installed SuSE 6.4 (I reformatted with reiserfs, replacing 6.1), it successfully detected my card, but didn't configure it right (I didn't hear sound). So I ran YaST2 from X, and it couldn't detect it at all. I finally got it to work with my old driver (mentioned above) after two days of tweaking this, and tweaking that. Did I do something wrong, or does YaST2 not support this card? I believe it is a PnP card, but I have told the CMOS setup that I'm running a non-PnP operating system (so it should set it up for me - I think). While I'm writing, since I know SuSE employees seem to watch this list, a few other caveats with SuSE 6.4: - It seems to me that YaST2 should tell you that is about to try to detect your printer, so you know to turn it on. - The first part of YaST2 setup runs at an acceptable 31.5k Horizontal Freq., but the second part of the YaST2 and SaX run at 29.5k (and I can't find an option to revert to 31.5k). While I hear that it shouldn't hurt since this is only .5k off my monitors low-end spec, it would be nice to leave it at the 31.5k that is also used when Linux boots up with Tux on screen (or at least have an option to switch it back to it manually). - While this isn't horrible, it seems ashame that YaST2 post-install can't install packages, but you instead must revert back to old YaST1 (not entirely bad, but...). - Finally, and this is really just a sign of how many great programs SuSE includes, but it seems like it would be good to add submenus in KDE by default (i.e. Utilities\Disk Tools, Utitlies\Package Managers, etc.) - the current ones just are sufficient for all this great software! Still, I was really impressed with some of the nifty new improvements, including YaST2 in general, the adding of a Windows Partition shortcut in KDE, the default-to-KDM rather than text-login, and the fact that X worked without a fight (unlike it did for me in SuSE 6.1). I do know I'd never switch back to RedHat, which wasn't nearly as nice (at least in 5.1) as SuSE. Keep up the good work! -Tim ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ===================== "Solutions that Work" ===================== -- 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/
"Timothy R. Butler" wrote:
- The first part of YaST2 setup runs at an acceptable 31.5k Horizontal Freq., but the second part of the YaST2 and SaX run at 29.5k (and I can't find an option to revert to 31.5k). While I hear that it shouldn't hurt since this is only .5k off my monitors low-end spec, it would be nice to leave it at the 31.5k that is also used when Linux boots up with Tux on screen (or at least have an option to switch it back to it manually).
I guess that this is what made it impoissible for me to use Yast2 to install on my Dell Inspiron 7500. -- Stephen Montgomery-Smith Department of Mathematics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211 Phone 573-882-4540, fax 573-882-1869 http://www.math.missouri.edu/~stephen stephen@math.missouri.edu -- 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/
Hello, For switching screens, my F2 F4 and F6 are not working..........any suggestions. Many Thanks Umer -- 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/
Umer Abdul Ahad wrote:
For switching screens, my F2 F4 and F6 are not working..........any suggestions.
When you are in a normal text based console, you can switch consoles with ALT F<whatever> or ALT <left or right arrow>. F7 is the number for the first X server. If you are in X at the time, to switch to a text based console you need to press CTRL ALT F<whatever>. If you mean that it's just F2, F4 and F6 that aren't working, then I'm not sure I can help you. Make sure your shift or control keys aren't stuck down, and check inittab to make sure that you are getting getty working on those consoles (look near the line that reads something like: # getty-programs for the normal runlevels Good luck, Chris -- Unfortunately I'm back on V90 (yeah, right) dialup for the rest of my life, so I apologise in advance for any time delay in replies. Thanks. __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ -- 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/
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