On Mon, 17 Aug 2009, Robert Easter wrote: > Here's a general purpose question that seems like it would be pretty > common. Whenever I install a new Linux OS I have no sound except maybe > system sounds until I've accidentally installed or removed the right > codec, plugin, driver, lib, or combination thereof, which works > wonderfully until comes the time or need to make a change. Assuming > that Alsa is compatible with most (all?) systems, (a.) would it not be a > good idea to have installation links in distro iso's, and (b.) what even > is a working combination? My current browser is, Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; > Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.0.12) Gecko/2009071200 SUSE/3.0.12-0.1.2 > Firefox/3.0.12 - Build ID: 2009071200, running on a 64-bit Intel laptop, > duo-core 1.83Ghz. Many distros do try to discover the card type and install the correct drivers for the card. That it does not manage to do so may be a comment on your distro, on the newness or rarity of your card, etc. Alsa is not compatible with all systems, especially not the newest ones. My Mandriva does manage to install the right drivers for most of the systems I have. We have no idea what a working combination is for your system since there is not enough information in your comments. What problems are you having? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
