I did something similar, even though I did not find it necessary to switch virtual console. Just open a shell under X and type 'sndconfig' as root. You might ned to install it: 'urpmi sndconfig' as root will do the trick.
good luck, raffaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wednesday 09 October 2002 10:04 pm, Brandon wrote: > >>On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 03:44, Seedkum Aladeem wrote: >> >>>On Wednesday 09 October 2002 09:40 pm, Brandon wrote: >>> >>>> I have a SoundBlaster 16 and I have just installed Mandrake 9, i have >>>>no sound. What can i do to fix this? >>> >>>Is it an ISA card? >>> >>> >>>---- >>> >>> >>>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >>>Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >> >>Yes, it is and ISA card. > > > This is what I did to get it mine to work. > > A) Install LM9.0 to start the graphical user interface (i.e. X) at boot up. I > found that the sound card would not get configured to work unless this is the > case. > B) After boot up and before you login using the GUI, switch to another Virtual > Console using the Hot Keys Ctl-Alt-Fx, where Fx is any of function keys 1 to > 6. > C) login as root and issue the command "sndconfig" without the quotes. > E) Select OK whenever it request an action from you. > F) It will auto-detect the ISA sound card. It will take a while to do that and > it will appear to have stopped. Wait until it comes back. > G) It will play a sample sound after it comes back. > H) tell it OK then logout. > I) Hot switch back to the Virtual Console 7. That is the one you were in > originally. > J) Login and you wilkl find that the sound card is working. > > > HTH > > Seedkum > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Raffaele BELARDI ST Microelectronics TPA Wireline-New Architecture Group Via C.Olivetti 2 I-20041 Agrate Brianza (Mi) - Italy phone +39.039.603.734 fax +39.039.603.6270
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