On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 17:57:18 -0700 "db" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Recently, in a campaign resembling Hitler's assault on Stalingrad, I > setup up a PIII 450 dell with a 2 HD, dual boot, Linux situation. > Mandrake 8.2 to handle all the modern networking, cdburning etc > functions and RH 5.2 to run a deadended legacy software app. > (Entropics Waves). After much work, swapping of video cards etc., I > got everything to work together until I tried to use Entropics on the > RH5.2 boot to play a sound file whereby everything forwith locked up > tight ... frozen solid. (I had to hardboot to recover). > > I am assuming RH 5.2 thinks the Soundblaster PCI 128 sound card comes > from Mars and wants something it knows about. So I have dug up a > Sound Blaster 16 Value PnP OEM Model #CT2940 which I think it might > like and I'm sure Mandrake can live with. > > My question is two part: > > 1) Does my analysis make sense ... that RH5.2 is not going to live > with the Soundblaster PCI 128? (or am i just missing an important > setup/install bit?) > > 2) Configuration-wise, what do I have to do to swap sound cards now > that both OS's and apps are fully installed? I'm guessing that > Mandrake with automatically recognize the new card and reconfigure.... > but am pretty sure RH5.2 won't. Can anyone tell me what I have to do? > > (Note: Although I am computer savvy, I am a linux newbie so please > don't assume I know anything at all.) kudzu will detect the old soundblaster... so no problem there, with RH5.2 the command is (I may be off on spelling it's been a while.) soundconf run at the command line. It will detect test and install the new card. Don't try and run it from a console window. It never liked that. James > > >
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