Re: linux bewbie lame question

[Tendril <dontuspamtendril@shotgunsandwich.net>]

hi

> I'm no expert, but I _think_ what you need to do is install the alsa
> modules for your kernel. Find out which kernel you have with "uname -a".
> For example, on my box this command results in:
>
>     Linux acureg 2.4.18-686 #1 Sun Apr 14 11:32:47 EST 2002 i686 unknown

for me:

       Linux achilles 2.2.20-idepci #1 Sat Apr 20 12:45:19 EST 2002 i686
unknown

> So I have a 2.4.18-686 kernel installed. To install the alsa modules for
> this kernel, I'd search for it like so:
>     apt-cache search alsa-modules-2.4
> which results in:

apt-cache search alsa-modules-2.2

for me:

0/nada/nothing

Cheers

Tendril