How do I remove/unload isapnp?
I suspect that isapnp may be conflicting with the 5.9c ALSA drivers I'm trying to load. How do I configure the system so that I save my configuration files, but isapnp doesn't run? I'm hoping that ALSA can't configure the drivers because isapnp already activated the card. However, if I'm wrong, I don't want to lose the work I spent configuring isapnp. Thanks in advance for your help! Steve Trandahl
How do I remove/unload isapnp?
I suspect that isapnp may be conflicting with the 5.9c ALSA drivers I'm trying to load. How do I configure the system so that I save my configuration files, but isapnp doesn't run? I'm hoping that ALSA can't configure the drivers because isapnp already activated the card. However, if I'm wrong, I don't want to lose the work I spent configuring isapnp. Thanks in advance for your help! Steve Trandahl
Re: Help! xdm not starting at boot
I was able to stop xdm from running at startup by: 1) running Debian setup from the CD and pressing ALT + F2 on the first screen 2) mounted my root drive so I could move and copy files 3) moved /etc/init.d/xdm to my home directory for temporary storage 4) unmounted the root drive 5) rebooted the machine 6) reconfigured X using XF86Setup 7) copied the xdm file back to /etc/init.d Thanks for your help, Steve T.
Help! xdm not starting at boot
I have xdm configured to start when the system boots up. I changed my X configuration and now the system is in a loop trying to start X and failing. I am able to boot from my Debian CD, but don't know what to do when I get there. How can I: 1) prevent xdm from trying to run at startup OR 2) get in and edit the X configuration file manually -- ideally, I would like to restore the backup XF86Setup created. Unfortunately, I didn't write down its location and I don't know where to copy it.
Re: Setting up Debian with sound
I have sound! I am now able to play a CD through the speakers on my PC. I currently have a working boot diskette with sound compiled into the kernel. I had several problems which turned out to be due to bad diskettes. The next step will be fine-tuning the process. As you suspected, I learned quite a bit during the whole process. Thank you for all your help and encouragement Steve
Re: Setting up Debian with sound
From the docs, it appears that my sound card has a good chance of working. I'm going to give compiling the kernel a shot (since I don't have spare $ lying around). I'm going to try to find the kernel package on my Debian CD. I haven't found any reference to RTFineM in the documentation. You mentioned it in your initial response. Please let me know what I need to do in that regard. Thanks, Steve
Re: Setting up Debian with sound
Yes, It's PnP. It is listed as Crystal PnP CODEC
Setting up Debian with sound
I have set up hamm on my IBM Aptiva (model 2153-E2U). I would like to get the built-in sound card working, but it appears I will have to recompile the kernel. Since I am a LINUX newbie, this is not a trivial task. My question is basically this - Is there an easier way and if not, has anyone gotten this to work on this hardware? I would hate to spend days on this only to discover that the sound card is not Sound Blaster compatible enough. Thanks!
