On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 09:23:01 -0500
Jeff Quandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Accidentally didn't send to the list. Sorry
> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
>
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Sound card install problem
> Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 09:14:39 -0500
> From: Jeff Quandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Robin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> On Friday 01 March 2002 04:16 am, you wrote:
> > Hi, Jeff
> >
> > The "KDE Control Center -> Information -> Sound" may not always be
> > correct. I have working SB 16 and SB live installed, they show up as no
> > info available too.
> >
> > Try to get out of X and login as root in a text console, run sndconfig
> > and see what happens.
> >
> > HTH
>
> Okay, I did that. Here is the output I get.
>
> The VLSI|unknown device 1004:0307 │
> │ is not supported.
It's not supported because Philips refuses to release the information necesary
to write a driver :((((
> As I said this is a Philips Acoustic Edge, PC706 I believe. I was able to
> install it with a generic SB compatible driver under Icepack 1.1. I had many
> problems with Icepack however, so I switched to Mandrake.
>
> If I decided to get a new card that was Linux compatible, do I use sndconfig
> to install the driver or what?
I think the 'standard' way is to make sure 'hardrake' and 'kudzu' are set to
run on boot, when booting after installing the card it should be automagically
set up. You can also run HardDrake later of course. AFAIK the use of sndconfig
is advised when HardDrake (from the Mandrake Control Centre) fails.
> Thanks,
> Jeff
-Frans
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