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Re: Sound Card Configuration





Date sent:      	Mon, 14 Sep 1998 13:21:16 +0300
From:           	Isam Abuteir <isam@tcltek.co.il>
Organization:   	TclTek Ltd.
To:             	Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il
Subject:        	Sound Card Configuration
Send reply to:  	Isam Abuteir <isam@tcltek.co.il>

> I need help configuring the sound card on my PC.
> It is ESS 1868, works good in windows 95....But Caldera Linux Base does
> not know it is there:-(
> So,what should I do?
> Please advice?

If sound as a whole is not compiled into the kernel (mono or 
modular) you have to recompile. I just installed SuSE 5.3 on
an older cdrom-less laptop and though I was pretty sure I had
sound configured, it was not the case :-(

And when I have recompiled and came to the sound configuration
options....my ESS1688 and even Crystal cards all seem to favor
this scenario (just an example that works for me):

Select Sound Blaster compatible
Select /dev/snd
Select midi
Select fm-synth
Change default IRQ from 7 to 5 (at least for Red Hat)
and the rest of the options should already be now
set to go [I happen to use 'make menuconfig', though
some friends like with tar (no BRU, etc) & backups, like 'make 
config' ...they say there is _less chance_ of missing something
in the recompile...but that is a matter of taste, I believe].

Hope this helps some, not that recompiling is always the
most fun way to do something, but it is sometimes therapy
when you play with the system too much! :-) Perhaps the
list will correct me and give you a 30-second solution. I'm
humble enough :-)

Take care, as I *rearely* respond to this venerable list.
I hold ILUG in higher regards to SVLUG and I think that
is commendable...even with Ira in the States ;)

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