I've installed Mandrake 9.1 on my computer. installation procedure is very (should i say too) easy...
it found all hardware without problems (even configured LAN automatically), but it doesn't seem to support my audio (AC'97) card integrated on ASUS' mbo.
i've read on some forums that older versions of kernel don't support it, but that it was patched on new ones.
i have 2.4.21 so it should work fine, but...
any suggestions?
thanx

What is the exact motherboard from ASUS that you have?
I have the P4P800 and I found the following thread to be helpful:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/71849

If you a different motherboard than the P4P800, let us know so perhaps someone who has the same one will be able to help.

i have a P4PE...
anyway, I've downloaded the alsamixer but I'm still too Newbie to install it properly...i untarred it to my home folder, went to console mode, to the alsa-mixer... folder and now what am I supposed to do?
thanx
p.s.
sorry for the stupid question, but i have to learn it somehow...

i did this:

./configure --with-cards=intel8x0
make install
./snddevices

but after make install it said:

rm -f /snd*.o /persist.o /isapnp.o
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/nechos/alsa-driver-0.9.6/support'
Makefile:9: ../Makefile.conf: No such file or directory
Makefile:27: /Rules.make: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `/Rules.make'. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/nechos/alsa-driver-0.9.6/support'
make: *** [install-modules] Error 1

?

try this instead?

./configure --with-cards=intel8x0
make
make install
./snddevices

then linux will find all files and directories when its time for installing

thanx kitty, I did that and it seemed to work..
but now i should found the alsa mixer and unmute everything - i can't found it!! i'll be very grateful if someone would tell me the location of the program (and if it's something else than double-click, how to execute it)...
scared newbie

Try this:

Open up a your favourite console (xterm, aterm, or whatever-term) and type "alsam" and hit tab. It should auto-complete it to "alsamixer". Then hit enter and voila... Alsamixer is running!

Alternatively, you may type the complete "arsamixer" word, and then hit the enter :-)

Hope that hepled.

whoha nechos you aint a proebe! im still having
problem installing alsa something is wrong with
the oss kernel

i've tried alsam, alsamixer,but... should i do it under root and in wich dir?

where am i supposed to tar the alsa-driver-0.9.6? in my home directory? now it's in home/nechos/alsa-driver-0.9.6

i tried to run ./configure --with-cards=intel8x0 another time, and this is how it responded
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for executable suffix...
checking for object suffix... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes
checking for inline... inline
checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes
checking whether gcc needs -traditional... no
checking for current directory... /home/nechos/alsa-driver-0.9.6
checking cross compile...
checking for directory with kernel source... /usr/src/linux
checking for kernel version... The file /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h does not exist.
Please, install the package with full kernel sources for your distribution
or use --with-kernel=dir option to specify another directory with kernel
sources (default is /usr/src/linux).

do i have a kernel problem or...?!? where could i find version.h ? do i have to reinstall kernel? (btw ther is no so-called "default" dir /usr/scr/linux)