On Fri, Oct 09, 1998 at 06:35:00PM -0400, Rick Pasotto wrote: > On Fri, Oct 09, 1998 at 05:48:57PM +1300, Michael Beattie wrote: > > On Thu, 8 Oct 1998, Collin Rose wrote: > > > > > How do I configure my sound card in linux? io=220 i=5 > > > > > > > > > You have to recompile your kernel, and enable sound support, either as a > > module, or built-in. > > That this is necessary is one thing that will definitely keep linux from > being a consumer os. The average user expects sound and doesn't even > know what a compiler is.
So what? Kernel compilation can be sufficiently automated, modules are another solution. Making modules confgurable, too. Ever tried the kernel-package? Building a kernel is as hard as entering two lines verbatim from the docs, and configuring it. Configuration could be improved with better documentation. Marcus -- "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god." Debian GNU/Linux finger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann http://www.debian.org master.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09
