Try using Xconfigurator, it is far more user friendly. It should give
you that list you refered to. It is also a Konsole program, so you
should run it from a Konsole window, or a Console (text mode).
Ernie
Tony Zocolillo wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone have experience getting a CMI 8338 chip sound card to work with
> Linux. Supports lists the CMI 8330 chip but not the 8338. I've tried every
> card driver in the list and no luck. I do get some trace of sound with a
> few of the choices, but I have to turn the speakers on full power and I can
> barely hear it. I have a couple ESS boards coming in the mail this week, so
> I'll probably switch to one of those.
>
> I gave up on getting the SiS5597 on-board video to work and switched to a
> ATI Mach 64 2Mb PCI. I did try using the XFree86 3.3.5 but when I run
> XF86Setup, I couldn't get it to work...couldn't get it to reconfigure back
> to VGA16...so I end up reinstalling Linux each time. The ATI card works
> well except I can't figure out how to change resolution. I'm currently at
> 1024x768x16bit. Do I use xf86config? Whenever I run this program I seen to
> get problems as a result. This program asks for monitor information "free
> form" and when I put my monitor info in, I get errors relating to monitor
> selection on restart. When I installed Mandrake, I was give a list to
> choose from, but in xf86config, I get no list...thus the info I put in is
> aparently invalid. How do I use xf86config just to change one thing, or
> can't I? What info do I use for the monitor (I can't remember the list
> verbatim)? Can I use "CUSTOM"?
>
> I also have a problem with the modem, which I believe is a winmodem as it is
> somehow tied to the sound card (probably for voice functions). If I disable
> the onboard sound, I loose the modem too. So I have picked up a Zoom V.90
> modem also. I hope that once I put the ESS sound and Zoom modem in, I'll be
> full functional.
>
> Thanks,
> Tony Z.
