> On Wednesday 20 December 2000 11:34 pm, you wrote:
> > I can't even get my soundcard to work and my PnP Bios has always been
> > "off." I exited X and "su"ed to root and typed sndconfig and it still
> > doesn't play sound in the test screen...Stupid Sound Blaster Live! Value
> > cards...grrr...
> Dear Mr. Smith,
> I have a Stupid Sound Blaster Live! Value (pci) on one machine and it works
> as well as sound does in Mandrake (with the aRts and all). I have found that
> the trick is to run sndconfig first thing after install and reboot. So
> unless you've spent 8 hours updating, maybe reinstall and run sndconfig the
> very first thing. My modem is pci, and the video is agp (which is another
> problem that I need help with).
While this may very well do the trick, there are other routes
you might consider. One I've found helpful -- mostly with old
hardware -- is to try each of the modules listed in sndconfig one
at a time till one works.
Another I'm planning to try this weekend with a much newer box
if the bios update I got doesn't do it is to try the free oss
which comes with lm instead of alsa. As oss had worked when I
had RH 6.0 installed, I see no reason it not worth a shot. May
work for you too.
Meph
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"I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody."
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