On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, JimmyMah wrote: > I am new user to Debian linux. I have install Debian linux on my > laptop and I am unable to activate the sound. I have an integrated > ESS1688 sound chip and I could not find the drivers in modconf. > > Do I need to recompile a new kernel? Could you please advise the steps > necessary to solve this problem.
Hi Jimmy, Try going to this page: http://www.freecolormanagement.com/505/sound.html It looks like it might have useful information. Try configuring your sound card as a plain old Sound Blaster 16. You can use the module "sb" and pass it the right parameters for your card. Simon