Hi Greg. However, certain cards are only supported by Alsa. I was fortunate to be able to use a shell account, so I had some good unix knolige, just had to make it Linux-specific. Another difference is that now I administer my own system, so in a way it is different. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gregory Nowak <gnowak1@xxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 3:02 PM Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? > I think that it isn't wise for a newby to start with alsa. I think newbys should start with the kernel sound drivers, and progress to alsa when they've gotten the hang of the various system components after a while. > Greg > > > On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 02:58:27PM -0400, Ann Parsons wrote: > > Hi Buddy, > > > > Nope, you explained it very well indeed. Now, care to take the next > > step, which I am not knowledgeable enough to try? Send a short list > > of the things that are *really* needed in a Linux installation. > > > > Lemme see if I can start. > > > > First, you need the kernel. > > > > then you need some kind of editor, VI Emax whatever, an editor. > > > > You'll probably want the C libraries for yourself, or for anyone > > tinkering on your system. > > > > You'll want Lynx and its attendant libraries. > > > > You'll want the curses stuff too. > > > > You'll want the alsa stuff for your sound card and its attendant > > stuff. > > > > You'll want a mailer, Pine, MUT or something. > > > > You'll want the stuff for your network card if you have one or the PPP > > stuff for dialup. > > > > That should do you, I think. Have I forgotten anything, Buddy? > > > > Ann P. > > > > -- > > Ann K. Parsons > > email: akp at eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > > "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
