Re: How to get Sound to work - Need step by step instructions

[Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>]

Hello

Syed Huq (<rathon@gmail.com>) wrote:

> A newbie question:
> # Is there a step by step instuctions on how to setup Sound ?
> 
> 1) I did an apt-get install sndconfig.
> When I run sndconfig, I get the following error:
> ""
> You don't seem to be running a kernel with modular
> aound enabled.
> [...]
> But I am running Woody.
> # uname -a
> Linux Debian 2.2.20-idepci

Ditch that kernel and install another one, either kernel-image-2.2.20 or
kernel-image-2.4.18-1-386|686|k6|k7|586. If you use 2.4.18, don't
forget to configure lilo to use the initrd needed to boot that kernel.
After booting with the new kernel, try again.

best regards
 Andreas Janssen

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