On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:35:58 -0400 "Leon A. Goldstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bob Raymond wrote: > > > Leon A. Goldstein wrote: > > > > > Bob Raymond wrote inter alia: > > > > > >>Debian... I'm also willing to try it... but I just have a bad taste in > > >>my mouth after the last time I tried it (though that was several years > > >>ago- I just hated having to wait for up to date versions to make it into > > >>stable, which I'm definitely going to be using on someone else's machine). > > >> > > > > > > You can download a free copy of Libranet 2.7 and try it. > > > No telling if it will run your sound though. Libranet 2.8/2.8.1 > > > added ALSA. > > > > > Well... Intel I810 sound works with OSS.. but one of my big gripes with > > Redhat was that it didn't have ALSA, so sound kept cutting out all the > > time at first. I don't particularly like admin'ing his machine when I > > have a million of my own things to be doing, so since Slackware and > > Debian seem to have ALSA for free, plus from what I've read (and seen in > > the case of Debian with that ancient Potato) they seem to be really > > stable, I'll give them a try first. > > > > Thanks tho > > > > Bob Raymond > > > > Libranet 2.7 set up sound during installation on my P4 box, also with > i810 sound. > You can always gor the Knoppix route too. > Having once tried true debian myself (what a POS), I have to agree with Leon. If you want debian, get libranet. The other possibility is to install from KNOPPIX and then upgrade. I did this once, and it was ok. But then, as you already said, Slack will do nicely -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
