On Sat, 20 Jan 2001, Rick Loga wrote: >I want to get sound working on my woody box with kernel version 2.2.12. >I was originally slink and a half with kernel 2.2.12. I upgraded to >potato and then woody. I have ready numerous how-to's, articles, >tutorials, and mailing lists trying to figure out how to get my isa Sound >Blaster 16 (mocel CT2291) working. Several things I have read said slink >needed sound compiled into the kernel. Other things have said with >kernel 2.2, you use modules rather than compile the kernel. I have tried >modconf and found no modules related to sound. I found articles on SB16 >that say I need modules adlib_card, opl3, sb, sound, and uart401. I did
The important one here is sb. The rest should come along for the ride >a locate on these names with the .o extension and found nothing. I look in /lib/modules/2.2.12/misc >downloaded sndconfig from unstable which will help configure the sound >card but it needs modules loaded, it says, and so does other >documentation. So, I guess my questions are: > >Do I have to compile the kernel? If you can't find the sb module easily, that IS a way to ensure you have it. >If so, could I replace the kernel with a newer one instead? (I've never Nothing stopping you. apt-get install kernel-image-2.2.18 (2.4.0 is packaged, but I think it's in sid...). 2.2.18 WILL have module sb in it... >done this and would rather wait until I learn linux more before compiling >a kernel.) > >If 2.2.12 does not need recompiling, how do get the modules needed? I've >looked at all the packages and find no help there. modprobe sb >_____________________________________________________________ >Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net > > > -- EMACS == Eight Megabytes And Constantly Swapping Who is John Galt? [EMAIL PROTECTED], that's who!
