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Re: Configuring hardware

#668
From: jimboballard
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 17:00
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Try the OSS sound driver.http://www.4front-tech.com. Worked for me. Also
watch /var/log/messages for what's happening.Never tried the man page
thing.


"Darragh Γ“ HΓ©iligh" wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have recently installed Red hat for Linux with some difficulty.  I'm not
> too sure what version because I downloaded it about 15 months ago, and since
> then I had to change the file name and I forgot to include the program
> version.
> 
> The problems that I am having are below
> 
> I am a blind user of Linux and thus I depend on sound to operate the system.
> The main problem that I am having is, the system cant detect my sound card.
> I have looked at the product support list on the www.redhat.com web page,
> and it is listed.  When looking at the products supported on my version it
> has Sound blaster, Sound blaster pro and another sound blaster card but not
> the one that I have.
> "now for the question"
> Is there something that I can do to get the operating system to detect my
> sound card?
> If not, is there a way that I can download the drivers from the web when
> using windows, bring them to Linux and install them?  I need to do this in
> Windows because I cant configure my modem with out the assistance of sound.
> 
> Last but not least:
> is there any way that I can view the "man" pages threw windows?  I want to
> do this so I can get a grasp on Linux while these problems are being worked
> on?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Darragh
> www.digytek.com
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