No Sound - Linux Newbie

[SlimJim]

I've recently put Red Hat 7.3 on my machine and am trying to make the conversion to a Linux environment. I can do everything I want to in Windows, but feel like I'm new to computers alltogether with Linux.

Anyhoo, I can't for the life of me get my sound to work with Red Hat. I'm running GNOME and can't figure out how to update my sound card driver, etc. in Linux.

Any help for this Linux Newbie would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!
SlimJim
SlimJim
jim@burho.com

 

[NOPIK]

What sound card you have?
Updating driver for RH usually mean "update kernel"

 

[jrjuiliano]

true, you need to know what sound card you have and then check the kernel to make sure you have the correct drivers either set up as a module or built directly into the kernel.

The difference? With a module you have to manually 'lsmod' or 'insmod' the modules to get the system to see your card. If it is part of the kernel you get a bigger kernel but it is an automatic detection. J.R. Juiliano
Information Systems Specialist
Tri-City Emergency Medical Group

 

[SlimJim]

Thank you both for the quick responses...

I have an S3 ProSavage sound card, which was not listed among the selection during install, so I opted for the default generic one that came up. I have the drivers for my sound card, but Linux didn't give me the option to install them during Red Hat installation, and I can't find where to update drivers post-installation.

Thank you again for your help!
SlimJim


SlimJim
jim@burho.com

 

[TH555]

Run sndconfig from the console. If the drivers (a lot of times alternate drivers work just fine) you select work, you should hear the sample files. If so, In Gnome go into the Gnome configuration tool and enable sound.

If the alternate drivers didn't work and you need to install the drivers on the disk, you can boot from your RH CD and at the prompt enter dd (the instructions for installing drivers are on the screen).

You also may be able to search Google for Linux,ProSavage and see what comes up. I'm sure someone somewhere has had to have used that card before.

I hope this helps.

Todd :>
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Todd Hutchins
Microcomputer Specialist II
El Dorado County Office of Education
thutchin@edcoe.k12.ca.us
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