On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 07:42:21PM -0500, Mark Grieveson wrote: > > > >This is all goblygook to me; my current box has a SB16.... > > > >...Note that I don't run gnome. I have been using icewm since my current > >box has a 486. > > Coming here is a good place to start when having issues getting sound. > Some suggestions: try installing alsa-base, alsa-utils, and alsa-oss. > Then, as root, run the command "alsaconf". Check the volumes with > alsamixer. > > If this still doesn't find your soundcard, then, as root, edit your > /etc/modules file to include the line "snd-sb16", and then restart your > computer. Check the volumes with alsamixer. > > Perhaps oss has a module that can be used. Try, as root, the command > "modprobe sb16" and see. If so, then try to add "sb16" to the > /etc/modules file. Restart, and see. > > Anyway, I've often had difficulties with sound, but sometimes I have > luck with the suggestions above. Good luck. >
Thanks. I got it to work. I didn't doubt that I could by poking around the old fashioned way, I was just wondering how we expected a newbie to do it. I didn't need the oss module or the sb16. Why isn't there a package alsa-setup that depends on the necessary components and then runs alsaconf and gives a few hints if things don't work. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
