System-config-soundcard

[Janina Sajka]

Not a smart question, Alex. alsa is the default with the 2.6 kernel,
which Fedora Core 2 is based on.

Alex Snow writes:
> do you have alsa installed? if not you can get it from 
> www.alsa-project.org. There probably are rpms for it but I don't know 
> where you would get them.
> On 
> Sun, Nov 28, 2004 at 02:39:49PM -0500, Kenneth Lee wrote:
> > Hello all, I'm trying to configure my soundcard and I'm not having much
> > luck.
> > 
> > The system is a Dell GX1 running Fedora FC2 and the audio adaptor is a
> > built-in Crystal brand.
> > 
> > I googled the speakup archives and read all the msgs related to soundcards.
> > Everything I read suggested using sndconfig, so I had to find it on the web
> > and install it. I used rpm to install and got a warning (which I already
> > forgot), but the program is there and runs.  When I run sndconfig it reports
> > that I have no sound mmodules installed in the kernal.  Well I don't know
> > anything about that or how to find out what modules are installed nor how to
> > install others.
> > 
> > Later I found a utility called "system.config-soundcard" but when I ran it
> > it said I need to run in an X window or set my DISPLAY variable.
> > 
> > So  I set my DISPLAY variable to "export DISPLAY=localhost:0" and now
> > system-config-soundcard just says I need to be running an X server.
> > 
> > I feel like I'm in an infinite loop! <g>
> > 
> > Thanks for any help
> > 
> > Ken -N5SWR
> >    
> > 
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> 
> -- 
> I forgot to mention an important fact in the 1.3.67 announcement. In order to 
> get a fully working kernel, you have to follow the steps below:
>  - Walk around your computer widdershins 3 times, chanting "Linus is
>    overworked, and he makes lousy patches, but we love him anyway". Get
>    your spuouse to do this too for extra effect.  Children are optional.
>  - Apply the patch included in this mail
>  - Call your system "Super-67", and don't forget to unapply the patch
>    before you later applying the official 1.3.68 patch.
>  - reboot
> 	-- Linus Torvalds, announcing another kernel patch
> 
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				Janina Sajka, Chair
				Accessibility Workgroup
				Free Standards Group (FSG)

janina at freestandards.org	Phone: +1 202.494.7040