[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>>>>"Sandip" == Sandip P Deshmukh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>>>> >>>>>> > > > i have been using windows for quite some time now and am > > contemplating to shift to linux. so i am a 'newbie' to linux - > > in short. i recently installed debian 3.0 on my compaq making it > > a dual boot machine. it is a piii 766mhz machine with on board > > sound card. > > > while installing, in the section of device driver modules, i > > have included i810. it also selected some yamaha ac97 and > > reported it to be a success. > > > now, my system boots up and as a user i can log into > > it. however, none of the sound files can play. kde's control > > panel shows that there is no sound card. > >You probably have to add yourself to the "audio" group. > >as root: > ># adduser <regular user name> audio > >Then log out and then log back in. > >See if that helps. If not, come back for more. > >Good luck. > >Marshal > > > i do not know what to do now. stuck - in a way. looking forward > > to some help. something that will be step by step and simple for > > even a layman like me. > > > thanx in advance > > > sandip > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > oh well - tried this also. in fact, logged in as root and tried to play music - still it wont.
any suggestions on this? thanx again - sandip -=- The only substitute for good manners is fast reflexes. -=- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]