Re: How does one activate sound on Slink

1999-08-08 Thread Alec Smith
First off, using a 2.2.x kernel on Slink was no big deal for me. There was a single error message during boot, but it was just to let me know that /etc/init.d/network didn't need the route -add net lines anymore. 2.2.x automatically configures the parameters for this line on its own. Personally I

Re: How does one activate sound on Slink

1999-08-08 Thread Bill Leach
This is a case where you most definitely want to read the HOW-TOs! The normal distribution kernels are compiled without sound support. The reasons are probably multiple, such as smaller size but in addition sound hardware is so "non-standard" that it is probably counter productive to even try to di

Re: How does one activate sound on Slink

1999-08-07 Thread egm2
Most likely, you need to compile sound support into the kernel. You'll need to know your sound device and a few other items for configuration. -- Eric G. Miller Powered by the POTATO (http://www.debian.org)!

How does one activate sound on Slink

1999-08-07 Thread Jor-el
Hi, I wasnt too concerned about audio when I installed Slink. Now, however, I feel the sudden desire to make my machine talk. The only question is how. None of the audio modules required have been installed to disk, and 'modconf' doesnt have any audio drivers listed. The install guide does