Re: Using sound on Debian?

[Rui Zhu <zhurui@cs.tu-berlin.de>]

Conrado Badenas <Conrado.Badenas@uv.es> writes:

> Milan Durovic wrote:
> > 
> > I don't remember any choices I had to made during the
> > installation that had anything to do with sound. I have SB16
> > ISA card which works OK under Win95.
> > 
> > What have I missed?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Milan
> 
> I have the same problem with xmix (mixer in X). I posted a request of
> help last week, and I was told that I should recompile the kernel:
> 
> :You have to compile the kernel with /dev/audio enabled.
> 
> I haven't done it yet (I'm reluctant on changing the kernel), so I don't
> know whether it works with my SB16 ISA card.
> 

IIRC the kernel installed at first time you install Debian doesn't
have sound enabled, because this do need some info from you, e.g. I/O
addr etc.  You should recompile kernel, in fact enable sound option at
configuration stage.  Compiling kernel is not so difficult, install
one kernel source package and see manual of 'make-kpkg'.  If you
configure kernel correctly, your SB16 should work.  And have a look at
Hardware-HOWTO, maybe Sound-HOWTO and Sound-Playing-HOWTO.

Regards,
	Zhu Rui