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Topic: help please, installing sound

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drspastic

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Posted: July 04 2006,00:28

hi, i am quite a novice at linux, i just installed dsl on a 200mhz p1 after adding another 64meg to the 16 that wasnt man enough to install with. all looks great!

then i try to play some media and get told theres no sound device.

how do i select the soundcard, or what setup program need i run?

even though the machine came from the dump, its a big thing for me to get it going as this could lead to all my other machines going that way too-maybe a dump cluster!

piccolo

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Posted: July 05 2006,09:19

Try sndconfig utility, so:

1. Is a Debian utility then you need enable APT (if was not enable before):
Apps >> Tools >> Enable Apt

2. Open ATerminal and write commands:

dsl@box:~$ sudo su

root@box:/home/dsl# apt-get update

3. After the process is finished, download the Debian utility package.

root@box:/home/dsl# apt-get install sndconfig

4. Execute the utility:

root@box:/home/dsl# sndconfig

The utility automatically do the configuration and play a sound sample.

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drspastic

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Posted: July 06 2006,11:04

i tried that but it tried to obtain it from the net, and as the wireless dont work yet either (belkin usb ad-hoc) its a no-go.
is there any way of pulling this from the install cd?
i am planning to rip open my only cat5 cable today and cross some wires to link it with my laptop but the pentium only has a usb-cat5 dongle and i dont know if it will recognise.
is the wireless usb belkin an easy possibility?
if i get it online i am sure it will do its stuff and get the sound up.
cheers!

piccolo

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Posted: July 06 2006,21:23

What is your sound chipset? Knowing this information I can learn you another configuration method that require neither sndconfig utility nor internet connection.
About the USB modem you can ask how to configure it in the DSL Networking Forum.

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drspastic

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Posted: July 06 2006,22:52

the soundcard is a triangular shaped object with aztech written on the main ic and n270 printed on the board. it is an old isa card and i have no more info on it. i looked it up on yahoo and found a heap of others asking for windows drivers for it.

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