On Monday 14 August 2006 20:19, David J Bush wrote: > I can't afford it now, but in a couple months maybe, probably > after 4.0 comes out, I may buy a system with Debian pre-installed.
Assuming you have a network connection, then it doesn't matter what version of Debian is installed, it almost completely automatic to upgrade. > But I have a nice soundcard I want to keep from my old system, > the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz. There is a very helpful page about > my card at http://tinyurl.com/znro7 Quoting from this page: > > "Most modern distros come with soundcore compiled as a module. > You can check this in numerous ways. The easiest way is to type. > > modinfo soundcore Debian has this module. (At least I have it on both a sarge and a sid system) > > If this command returns that you have this module, then you don't > need to recompile your kernel." > > My first question is, will Debian 4.0 come with soundcore > compiled, or will I need to recompile? > > My second question is about the dealer I am leaning towards: > SW Technology at http://www.swt.com Can anyone provide feedback > about them? You may even want to buy your own bits and put together a system. With a bit of reading its quite easy and a bit of fun and you can save money. Of course most modern motherboards have audio built in. > > Thanks very much for your time and attention! > > David Bush -- Alan Chandler http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
