On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 11:32, Satish Balay wrote: > On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Ted Gervais wrote: > > > On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 11:17, Satish Balay wrote: > >> On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Ted Gervais wrote: > >> > >>> Has anyone thought of going back to RH9? That release had virtually no > >>> problems and while it was the last supported release it still is/was better > >>> than the fedora distributions. I am thinking of the problems with the sound, > >>> scanners, and other hardware devices and applications. I would have thought > >>> that after FC1 that FC2 would have had all the current concerns fixed and it > >>> would have been as good as RH9. Turns out, it is many steps behind the last > >>> RedHat release and makes one wonder about continuing. > >>> > >>> Anyway - just wondering if others have had the same thought about going back > >>> to what was better than the current FC2 release?? > >> > >> FC1 -> FC2 was a major change > >> > >> 2.4 kernel -> 2..6 kernel > >> OSS sound -> ALSA sound. > >> > >> If things don't work with FC2 to your satisfaction - stick arround > >> with FC1. FC1 is an improvement over RHL9 - in your terms. > > > > > > Yes. FC1 was an improvement over RH9, but FC2 was a disappointment. So > > rather than go back to RH9, just drop back to FC1. I wonder if that is > > possible?? > > Reinstall. > > Also - you should investigate getting ALSA working with FC2 (seek help > on this list - instead of saying FC2 is ....). > Satish - thanks for your comments. Maybe there is hope here afterall. I believe I have ALSA working. I believe that is what got my sound working. But not all of it. What is the test to show that ALSA is working? Does it have a config file? Is there a command line I can run to check to see that it is turned on, or at least installed?? Sorry for the questions, but you have me a sudden 'ray' of hope.. > Satish -- Ted Gervais Coldbrook, Nova Scotia Canada.
