IMO you'd better go with alsa.
you need to recompile the kernel with modularized sound support, but
do not pick any actual sound modules. See the docs in /usr/src/linux (or
wherever your linux kernel sources are) to see how to compile kernel.
get the alsa stuff then, you need at least alsa-source (that's for
alsa modules) to build the modules, I just got all the alsa packages
I've found (not the obsolete ones), here's what I've got:
jojda:~>dpkg -l alsa\*|grep ^ii
ii alsa-base 0.5.9d-5 ALSA driver common files
ii alsa-headers 0.5.9d-5 ALSA driver header files
ii alsa-modules-2 0.5.9c-1+1.00 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
(drivers)
ii alsa-modules-2 0.5.9d-4+jojda Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
(drivers)
ii alsa-source 0.5.9d-5 ALSA driver source
ii alsa-utils 0.5.9b-1 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
(utils)
ii alsaconf 0.4.3b-3 ALSA configurator
see the docs for alsa source on how to build alsa modules, the docs
are in usualy place /usr/doc/alsa-source
it's all pretty painless but read the docs carefully.
erik
Eileen Orbell wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I just bought a new soundblaster 16 sound card. I have never installed a
> kernel module so could someone help me on this please? Actually this will
> hopefully be the first time I have sound on a Linux box.
>
> Thanks
>
> Eileen Orbell
> Software & Internet Applications
> Capitol College
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