On Friday 06 February 2004 2:29 pm, Sam Halliday wrote: Thanks for the reply (and Adam, who gave similar advice).
> > /usr/X11R6/bin/startx > > hmm... are you running your system as the root user all the time? if so, > SERIOUSLY consider installing a user for yourself and set up a graphical > login, such as gdm. Ahem - no - well, ATM, pretty much, but that's only while I get the system running properly. I use kde which brings up a login window - and I already have a user account set up. > should do the trick. i'm even confident you don't need a lot of those > module in the file. probably usb-ohci and ac97 will be enough... the > bootscripts will calculate the dependencies for you. is "sound" even a > module? i thought it was "soundcore" > > hope that helps! Well, I seem to have both, and from the list I presented, if I leave anything out - the soundcard doesn't work. Go figure :o/ > (i take it you are using OSS now as opposed to ALSA?) Oh - yep - perhaps I should uninstall ALSA now - thanks for reminding me :o) OK - I'll try a reboot and see how things work that way, now. Steve -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]