-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Art Heimsoth wrote: > Okay, I am a real novice at Linux, so beginner's > directions/help/suggestions would be most welcome. How do I tell what is > in the package or what was used to compile it? Altho I did not try it, > since the date of the update on Dell's site is fairly old, I suspected it > would not work. But then, how do I also select the alsa drivers? If I > run 'redhat-config-soundcard' it comes back with "No sound cards were > detected". If I run the Hardware Browser, it lists CS4235B for the Game, > MPU, and WSS/SB and driver ad1848 for the WSS/SB and driver cs4232 for the > Game and MPU devices. In Unknown Devices, there is an entry for CS4236B: > Ctrl and driver ns558 for it. I don't know what it is telling me, or what > my next step should be. Pointing me to a HowTo or several or other > documentation would also be appreciated. Thanks, To list the contents of an uninstalled package: rpm -qlp packagename.rpm To get a description of an uninstalled package: rpm -qip packagename.rpm Try posting the output from 'lspci |grep -i audio'. To load the alsa drivers, I got the .src.rpm 's from http://yarrow.freshrpms.net, and rebuilt them for my kernel, then installed the drivers, and ran alsaconf to setup the soundcard. I can send you details off-list if you want. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAJWlML6ubqSVs8LERAorZAJ91BUo7aneLEbXN2FEsXL9E6BB5SwCfWKdV HF6OOzg6wyr7/sDPBOSzlyY= =m+TL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
