Try this proceedure again...but turn the volume up on your speakers. The sample sound is at a very LOW volume and low sound quality, then go into KDE/GNOME and ENABLE system sounds. HTH Jaguar worldly linux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First let me say , WOW. This Mandrake Install is the > best Linux install that I have come across. It's a > huge welcome after trying to work with FreeBSD. > > The install went well with one exception. My sound > card is not working. I tried using DrakConf and it > responded with "generic" but then when the little > sample sound test is playing I can not hear the sound. > > Is there a command that will tell me what type of card > I have ? I really have no idea. The laptop was given > to me awhile back. I remember that the sound worked > under RedHat so I know it has some sort of card...... > > Dell Latitude LM Laptop > Mandrake 7.0 (MaximumLinux CD) > > Thanks > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com/ The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.