With all the recent talk about Debian vs. RedHat, I'm thinking of giving a recompile of my kernel another try. I have recompiled my kernel for sound several times and have never succeeded in getting a fully functional kernel. I always seem to have the same problems (broken network, no parallel zip and still no sound) but have yet to solve them on my own or find someone who could tell me what I might be doing wrong.
What I'm wondering now is there a way to copy the existing kernel setting to make config? That way I could make changes only to the sound section (all I really want to change anyway). My take on RedHat vs. Debian What I like most about the RedHat distribution is that it has a setup for SoundBlaster audio cards (I also like the printer setup which was a piece of cake with my networked printer). In fact, sound cards seem to be the only hardware that does not currently have an option to setup during the installation or utility to help you configure the device afterwards. I know many people have said that if you don't like something write your on package and submit it but if you can't make work and/or don't know how to program that's not much of answer. Overall I'm very much in agreement that Debian is easier to maintain and affords the opportunity to learn about what's going on "under the hood". In many cases documentation is either lacking in details and examples or are so cryptic that even those of us with more technical backgrounds are left unsure how to proceed. Cristov Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
