To all: How does a newbie get beyond a speed bump like this? I downloaded Suse 10.3 linux from the openSuse archives, and let it auto-install a 64 bit version for my Athlon 64 3200+ processor MOBO.
Then I found my onboard sound card (Nvidia MCP61) didn't work. I followed all the dumb approaches listed on Google including the troubleshooting sound card web site that openSuse had created just for sound card troubles. It finally turns out that I had to rebuild the kernel (2.6.22.18) and enable the onboard sound chip support module to fix the problem. How is a newbie supposed to know how to rebuild his/her kernel to fix a problem like this? It's like jumping from newbie to kernel-hacker in one step. Is this why people get discouraged about linux? Just asking (probably rhetorical) - Randall -- KPLUG-Newbie@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
