ok....the installation went perfect...installing LILO etc...i got that down..but 2 things are making me MAD...one is i have no sound..i got a creative SoundBlaster Live! and im like "wtf"..i did the "alsamixer" and turned off the mute on everything...also i did "alsaconf" and when it got through this HORRIBLE beeping sound overcame my speakers...so i went back to alsamixer and lowered somethings and it went away..i "startx'd" and still no sound...so i went back out and back to alsamixer and the master volume was at 0...it like keeps going back by itself...anyway the thing that bothers me more is no internet...i got Extreme DSL and everythings hooked up right because it works fine on windows but i cannot figure out whats wrong here...any suggestions or requests for pieces of info...oh and does anyone know how to get from kde to gnome if i have too? i installed them both...also i have a resolution problem..on XP i can get any reso i want..but on slack its like stuck at 640xsomething...and everythings all big and out of place.. sorry if its too much...thanks

Rob

Hi

try lsmod as root and see if snd-emu10k1 is loaded if it is
then run alsamixer set up the sound, then alsactl store both as root.

Then try the sound before and after a shutdown.

If that doesn't work you could try rmmod snd-emu10k1 and modprobe emu10k1 followed by the alsamixer and alsact store.

The resolution is determined in the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf near the bottom there is a section listing colour depths and resolutions. Make sure that the mode (resolution) that you require is listed first in its section and also that the default depth is also set to that section.

KDE to Gnome (at risk of a flame war) why? Just run the Gnome program you want in KDE. Or just change the session at your graphical login prompt.

Samac

For the X resolution:

your X configuration (see above) probably has incorrect settings for HorizSync and VertRefresh. Check your monitor manual for correct settings.

Which monitor do you use?

i have just a basic dell monitor that came with this box...if u need info on it tell me and ill pull it back and see if any stickers on the back say anything...i dont have a manual for this monitor...thanks for the help

when i run a gnome program in kde...it says some kind of error and to either load the GD something by myself or have the admin do it..IAM THE ADMIN lololol..i have another problem when root...if i try to do lets says "/dev/hdc" it says access denied...why is that? im the admin. thanks

i fixed some of the sound..now i just dont get any sound if i put a CD in the drive.

On my system there is a wire connecting the back of the CD drive to the sound card.

It could be this.

this could be true...but why does it work in windows? ....i got a new sound card and i do not believe it has the plugin for that plug your talking bout...i will look into it. thanks.

If it works in Windows, then it should work from Linux. Hardware eliminated. Look now at group memberships and permissions eg find a basic command driven cd player and run it as root. Do you get sound. Run a graphical cd player as root, does it play. This will narrow things down a little further.

Is it a configuration question ie is the program looking at the correct /dev/ file eg /dev/cdrom /dev/sr0 or /dev/hdd /dev/dvd in my case.

Samac

when i try to access /dev/hdc which is the FIRST cdrom drive in my case...it says access denied...why? im the admin..i dont have access to my own stuff? even when i try to "/dev/hda5" i get access denied...my internet dont work...ive tried everything from entering in ip's to changing 3 nic's...my resolution is all messed up...honestly im getting ready to delete the partition...the only answer that has worked for me was the alsactl store...wow i fixed my sound...i still cant go to a website..put in a music cd...or make KDE look right by changing the resolution...

I've a Dell here as well (E773S (17")). I could not find the specifications, but I have a dual boot and I used Windows to find the specs. Your monitor however must have an OSD that can display the vertical and horizontal frequenties to be able to do this exercise.

Boot into windows. Start with a resolution of e.g. 800x600 at the highest vertical refresh that your monitor can display. Using the OSD of the monitor, you're monitor should somewhere tell you something like 64.0KHz/100Hz and maybe the resolution. Write down the numbers.
Repeat for 1024x768, 1152x864 etc etc. You can stop at the highest resolution that you want to use or continue to find more values.
If your monitor gives an out-of-range message, either wait or press <esc>; your monitor can't handle what you selected and you should not write down the values.

You will now have a list like Reboot into Linux. Find the highest values for KHz and Hz in the list. Enter those in your X configuration.and save it. I've kept the lower values as they were set by the initial installation. Now restart X by pressing <ctrl><alt><backspace> while you're in the desktop.

You can finetune the values after testing. I've changed the 68.8 to 70 on my system as it still did not allow me 1152x864.

my monitor is like...analog i guess? it does not have onscreen display of what it is changing too...my monitor just says "-select+ and adjust...and the green light lights on what im going to adjust...i still cannot find the hz and kz

This sounds plain wrong. Are you logging in as "root" or as a "user" then using "su"?
Is "/dev/hda5" your "/" directory or is something else mounted at that point.

What is your internet, ADSL, cable broadband, PPP etc ?

Please post type; I will try to find it on the internet.

PS do you have the floppy with the 'drivers' for that monitor? It should contain an inf file that should give the info as well.