Re: [newbie] Hurray for Michael Doyle!

2004-01-15 Thread James Cammarata
Who the hell is Michael Doyle, you ask? That is NOT good news for anyone. This is a company (of 2 people) suing over an overly broad patent they weren't using for anything themselves. The implications for all software of this nature (embedded plug ins) is very far-reaching and could impact

Re: [newbie] Hurray for Michael Doyle!

2004-01-15 Thread James Cammarata
this guy stands by his word or not is irrelevant. I do not like the idea of suing over patents in this method. This URL (posted on /. today) illustrates this point perfectly. http://news.com.com/2100-1038-5141810.html?tag=nefd_hed -- James Cammarata [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sngx.net home: 314-835

[newbie] reinstall sound

2004-01-11 Thread James Cammarata
this is not a solution I am interested in. And no my sound is NOT muted. /dev/sound is empty. My Specs: Dell 400SC (brand new) running Mandrake 9.2. Sound is the onboard AC'97. Any help is appreciated. James Cammarata [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sngx.net home: 314-835-1122 work: 314-872-2426 cell: 314-409-0583

Re: [newbie] reinstall sound [SOLVED]

2004-01-11 Thread James Cammarata
At 04:01 AM 1/12/2004 +, you wrote: On Monday 12 Jan 2004 2:10 am, James Cammarata wrote: I posted this earlier, didn't get any help on it so I'm posting it again. I lost every device out of my /dev/sound folder due to some freak Mandrake snafu, so I have no sound in Gnome. Can someone

Re: [newbie] hardware issues after installing a new vidcard

2004-01-10 Thread James Cammarata
thanks for the pointer on my video problem, i figured that wouldn't be too hard to solve. My main issues is with my lack of sound. I have absolutely no idea how to fix this and can't find any help via Google. James Cammarata [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sngx.net home: 314-835-1122 work: 314-872-2426

[newbie] hardware issues after installing a new vidcard

2004-01-09 Thread James Cammarata
to correct the problem automatically. 3) Disabling the sound card, starting Linux, rebooting, and then re-enabling the sound card (through BIOS, it's an onboard AC'97 sound system). Thought maybe Linux might detect it as new hardware, but nope. Thanks in advance for any help. James Cammarata