Operating Systems > Linux and UNIX
SB audigy2 issues
piratePenguin:
I have no idea what kinda package management Knoppix uses.
You should start off on an easier distro, like Ubuntu. It should already detect and setup your sound, and it's a nice, easy distro to start up on.
KernelPanic:
piratePenguin, reinstalling your OS should be a last resort. ALWAYS.
Knoppix is debina based, much the same as Ubuntu, just because you don't understand it - it doesn't mean that nobody else here does.
hnugz:
Can you post the output of uname -a because there are some relevant differences between 2.4 and 2.6 in setting this up.
hnugz:
Linux box 2.4.26 #1 SMP Sa Apr 17 19:33:42 CEST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Thanks for the help!
hnugz:
Woo after some more searching:
Q: Why doesn't my sound work?
A: Just run "/etc/init.d/alsa-autoconfig" as root once and you'll be fixed up nicely. To have the sound levels set at boot (alsa defaults to muted) edit the file "/etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh" and add aumix -w 75 -v 75 to the bottom of the file.
Turns out I don't have to install all this manually anyway. Granted I don't really understand how all this works I do know that I get sound, at least in my 2 front speakers with xmms. I will do some more searching about getting surround sound.
Thanks for the help and like I said, if there are any links I should be looking at about how installations work and using apt-get that are geared toward the beginners please let me know. Thanks again.
KernelPanic:
apt-get update
This makes that apt program refresh the database of available packages.
apt-get dist-upgrade
This upgrades all the packages currently installed, to the newest available version.
apt-get install packagename
This will install packagename and any other programs that is depends on for you.
Also, the next time you need to chnage your volume levels, check out the gnome-alsamixer program. It is pretty nifty and lets you modify all the different volume controls and enable/disable any special features on your card.
Enjoy!
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version