Re: [expert] Inspiron 3200 sound-Mandrake 9.0
On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 21:21, Rob Blomquist wrote: > On Monday 10 November 2003 8:10 pm, Jack Coates wrote: > > On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 18:21, Rob Blomquist wrote: > > > I see on the web, that the sound card for this machine is said to be the > > > Crystal 4237B and it is said to work with the CS4232 module. How can I > > > configure it, either manually or with drakconf? BTW, the installer did > > > not detect the card, and did not load the draksound for it. > > > > try the old sndconfig utility, it does a good job on those older chips. > I shall check it out. > > > > I have a home LAN, and a modem for this machine, what can I do when I am > > > portable with it, so that I can use the modem instead of the LAN > > > connection. Currently the LAN is up and running fine with a 3c589 PCMCIA > > > slot NIC, and the modem has been pulled from the PCMCIA slot. > > > > so it's a card modem instead of a built-in? What are you asking? How to > > swap cards? > Yes, both the NIC and modem are PCMCIA cards (3COM 56k Global Modem, and > Etherlink III (3c589). And can I hot swap these cards, or what do I do to > disconnect or reconnect them? Anything special? > It's best to stop the card, on Windows or Linux, before popping it out. If you use gkrellm, there's a plugin for doing this sort of stuff -- I'm sure other gui's exist. The CLI is to use "cardctl eject". > > > Have a look at XFce, IceWM, WindowMaker, blackbox. > Thanks for the tips > > Rob -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Inspiron 3200 sound-Mandrake 9.0
On Monday 10 November 2003 8:10 pm, Jack Coates wrote: > On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 18:21, Rob Blomquist wrote: > > I see on the web, that the sound card for this machine is said to be the > > Crystal 4237B and it is said to work with the CS4232 module. How can I > > configure it, either manually or with drakconf? BTW, the installer did > > not detect the card, and did not load the draksound for it. > > try the old sndconfig utility, it does a good job on those older chips. I shall check it out. > > I have a home LAN, and a modem for this machine, what can I do when I am > > portable with it, so that I can use the modem instead of the LAN > > connection. Currently the LAN is up and running fine with a 3c589 PCMCIA > > slot NIC, and the modem has been pulled from the PCMCIA slot. > > so it's a card modem instead of a built-in? What are you asking? How to > swap cards? Yes, both the NIC and modem are PCMCIA cards (3COM 56k Global Modem, and Etherlink III (3c589). And can I hot swap these cards, or what do I do to disconnect or reconnect them? Anything special? > Have a look at XFce, IceWM, WindowMaker, blackbox. Thanks for the tips Rob -- Linux: For the people, by the people. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Inspiron 3200 sound-Mandrake 9.0
On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 18:21, Rob Blomquist wrote: > I see on the web, that the sound card for this machine is said to be the > Crystal 4237B and it is said to work with the CS4232 module. How can I > configure it, either manually or with drakconf? BTW, the installer did not > detect the card, and did not load the draksound for it. try the old sndconfig utility, it does a good job on those older chips. > I have a home LAN, and a modem for this machine, what can I do when I am > portable with it, so that I can use the modem instead of the LAN connection. > Currently the LAN is up and running fine with a 3c589 PCMCIA slot NIC, and > the modem has been pulled from the PCMCIA slot. > so it's a card modem instead of a built-in? What are you asking? How to swap cards? > And what window managers work best with this machine. I am a big fan of KDE, > but I think that the machine may prefer something lighter, so as not to tax > the video and processor so much. > > Rob Light weight window managers get pretty idiosyncratic (in fact, I even know someone who uses ratpoison :-) Have a look at XFce, IceWM, WindowMaker, blackbox. -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
