[newbie] Sound card/Modem/CDROM installation

[Elvis Dieguez]

I am a complete novice on Linux and I am still trying to work my way around things.  I have a Mwave DSP card that contains both a Soundblaster-compatible sound card and a 28.8 kbs modem.  Linux fails to recognize it.  I also have a 56 kbs Lucent Tech. Modem that is also not recognized.    Finally, I have a HP CD-RW drive that is not correctly installed (at least I do not think it is installed correctly).  It shows up on the desktop and it seems to be listed as /dev/cdrom2 but when I try to mount it (by popping in a CD -- it is supermounted) it fails to mount.   Any help at all would be appreciated. Elvis Dieguez