Hi. It isn't hard. Debian has a good reference manual that covers
questions from newby to developers.
apt-get install debian-reference-en
It's long, so you will need to spend time reading it.
If you don't want to install it, you can read it on line at the Debian
web site. Also, when you install a Debian package, you usually get
documentation and notes for the package in /usr/share/doc/package_name.
Once you install the alsa-base package, your system should stop loading
the OSS drivers.
Hope this helps.
Kenny
On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 01:50:16PM -0600, Glenn at home wrote:
> Why is it so hard to get help/info on using Linux?
> I have Debian.
> I apparently need to recompile my kernel because Alsa cannot control my
> sound card, because Debian has hold of it, but I need to get Debian to not
> control it.
> I have spent all day looking on the internet for help, and can find non on
> recompiling the kernel, some examples would be nice.
> man pages are often useless for a beginner, as they are too cryptic.
> Any help appreciated, as I am about ready to quit Linux.
> Glenn
>
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