On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Simon Gendreau wrote:
> Pentium Pro - 64 Meg Ram Dell Dimension
> SB AWE 32 pnp
> etc .....
>
> Problem:
> I can`t get my sound card to work. When reading the Sound HOWTO as well
> as isapnptools manual, it does not help me much .... it simply does not
> work when I follow instructions.
>
> Is there any application, scripts or else that will some sort check my
> sound config and tell me what is wrong ?
cat /proc/sound
cat /proc/interrupts
cat /proc/dma
cat /proc/ioports
Are you loading sound as a module?
Do you have the AWE32 synth compiled in as a (modularised) low level driver?
Which kernel version are you using?
Do you have a modules.conf or conf.modules with 'options sound traceinit=1' in it?
Do you get error messages when you try loading the module?
> FYI : When I have installed RedHat package for testing only, the sound
> card was working. But I really wanted to run Slackware so ........
>
> Also, since I am interested in upgrading to Slackware 3.6, could this
> solve my problem ?
> ... And .... Can I upgrade my system while keeping my current config
> that works (eg video card, Netscape address book, etc .... )
Your netscape address book is created by netscape if it doesn't already
exist. As long as you don't do anything stupid like deleting the contents
of your home directory, you're fine.
Your XF86Config file, on the other hand is probably in a strange place.
Make a copy of it to somewhere safe, then after upgrading copy it to /etc
> FYI , I really like Slackware .... but if you think that Redhat or any
> other distribution may be better for me... let me know
You'd probably be better off with RedHat or Debian. OTOH, if you like
Slackware, stick with it :-)
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