--- Paul Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Ok I can give the command to load the soundcore module instead. >> >>eg. modrobe soundcore > >modprobe -n soundcore will test for its existence without doing anything. >
Ok. >>Well it is the most popular unix editor. It is just an example for new users w >>ho may not even know how to edit a file. > >pointing them at vi will not help such users. just tell them to edit >the file - if they don't know how to do that, this document can't be >of any help to them, really. > I disagree. I just went through the process of teaching a friend how to use linux and he needed every piece of information I could give him. It is my opinion that repetiton and hand holding is the key to success for all newbies. (Based on teaching ESL for the past two years and teaching myself how to use linux for the past 3). >>>more generally, it doesn't seem useful to me to duplicate the >>>instructions for building+installing+configuring ALSA for each >>>card. isn't this what hyperlinks are for? what we need on a per-card >>>basis is the stuff thats really specific for that card: >>> >> >>I'm only thinking of LCD. People who may get confused by following links. The >>easier Linux is for these people the more chance we have of getting hardware w >>orking. > >The problem is that these documents will become reference sheets for >each soundcard. Browsing through a couple of pages of install info for >ALSA every time you want to check on that detail about the >CmRMiceCreatEmu Y18kJA card is going to annoy most people. > Hence the hyperlinks in the contents of the page. Once I learn some more commands for the wiki then having these shouldn't be a problem. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I'm attacking the install howto from the point of view of a "complete" newbie. Someone who needs to be spoonfeed. >same deal. i get the page source, it looks OK, but doesn't render. > I'll have a look through the source for any uncapped commands :( >--p _____________________________________________________________ Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net _____________________________________________________________ You deserve a better email address! Get personalized email @yourname or @yourcompany from Everyone.net --> http://www.everyone.net?tag _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
