> To: debian-www@lists.debian.org > Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 11:45:44 +0100 > From: bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: new debian user > > Can anyone help > > Been running linux mandrake and decided to try debian. > When using mandrake I setserial to /dev/ttyS2 com3 to irq 10 and connection > to internet was successful. > On setting up debian i changed the serial of /dev/ttyS2 to irq 10 and the > modemn was found > Can wvdial as root but not as user tried adduser xxxx to dialout but still > having problems. > I have been going round in circles for a few days. Any ideals on how to > connect up.
Did you setuit root the command you use to dial? I haven't use for a while a modem, but when I did I had to do that. > > Another thing is the sound. > When running mandrake i used sndconfig to set up my sound. > In debian my card is found es1869 but I cant get it to work. > In windows my sound card is found on irq 5 and I used this in mandrake to > work. Anyone know how to get my sound working. > Is there an equivilent sndconfig for debian. sndconfig is available for Debian (at list for testing). I configured my sound card in the kernel. Do you know to make a new kernel? > > What I see of debian so far is great but trying to set up the system to my > requirements is proving more difficult that I thought. > Red Hat and the similar ones are trying to hard to mimic windoze, where people don't need to know (or think) what they have or what they want. (My oppinion!) > Thanks in advance > > bill > Is OK. Just make sure you send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and not to sebian-www, which is dealing with web pages. Have a look at "http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/subscribe";. Good luck, Ionel
