On Tuesday 13 February 2001 08:16 pm, you wrote:
> To all,
>
> First post here. I posted this on the Newbie list, but I didn't get
> any takers. Can someone help me figure out how to get this "driver"
> loaded for my sound card? I have tried to read up on
> "recompiling" the kernel, but I can't figure out how the
> Sound Driver wouyld get incorporated into the new kernel. Is there
> a way to use this driver without "recompiling"? Is the process
> outlined below adequate? I'm really not looking forward to compiling
> anything.... (g) I was looking for an Alternative to Windows... and
> Mandrake seems like a nice distribution that is easier for semi-regular
> windows user like myself to learn and use linux. Any help is greatly
> appreciated... :)
The CMI8338 module was included in my distro, but, I had to upgrade to KDE
2.1 before the sound would work. There is a problem with KDE 1.99 pre that
comes with LM 7.2 CD's.
Once the KDE was updated, sound worked "out of the box" requiring no further
configuration on my part.
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Ken Thompson
Electrocom Computer Services - Payette, Idaho
Phone (208) 642-7101 or (888) 642-7101
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