[CS-FSLUG] Switching to linux

[Jerry Van Brimmer]

On Sunday 19 September 2004 08:52, David M. wrote:
> Hey all, I got my neighbor to switch over to linux yesterday.
>
> Problem is, I talked so highly about Linux and what it can do and I
> convinced him to put it on his computer and do away with that windows 2000
> professional.
>
> Well after I got it all installed, it run great, but I couldn't get his
> sound to work for the life of me.
>
> He has an onboard sound and Mandrake cannot reconize it. He bought the
> computer from a buddy for 300 bucks and didn't get any software or
> documentation with it.
>
> I looked up the model on the internet and tried to find out what sound
> system he may have for his model, and I thought I found it, but it didn't
> work when I tried it.
>
> I have no idea how I can solve this problem. I feel like a complete idiot
> after talking so great about linux and then failing to get the sound
> working.
>
> I could really use some help here. I feel so stupid after talking so highly
> about linux.

If you have alsa installed in Mandrake, try running alsaconf and see if it 
detects your card.

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