help lol

SABERJ2X · 04-02-2004, 12:50 PM

so... ok.. let me think how to put this without making me look like a retard... I got a series of questions and I don't wanna make several threads to eat you guys bandwidth out.. so...

1- How do I enable ALSA on a Creative Sound Blaster 5.1?
2- shutding down X-server (the GUI thingy in -->XANDROS<--)so I can Install nvidia drivers as painful as possible (if not possible no biggie anyway)
3- any modem/system/etc Tweak that I should know of? Xandros runs on Debian 2.4.22-X1 (dunno if this helpfull or should I give more details, if so please tell me the steps necesarry to tell you guys)
4-COMPILING!!! I already have GCC but have 0 idea on how to use it
5- general commands that I should know about...
6- the more the better... lol

I think I have asked enough for 1 day

Peacedog · 04-02-2004, 12:58 PM

1 from a terminal as root alsaconf
choose your card, configure it. then alsamixer
unmute your sound and set default volume levels. the alsactl store
to store your settings.

2 ctrl+alt+backspace should kill the xsession

3 we'll need to know what modem you have

4 shouldn't be an issue until you have something to compile

5 http://linux-newbie.sunsite.dk/lnag_commands.html

6 good luck

SABERJ2X · 04-04-2004, 10:05 PM

thanks peacedog ^^ very help full...
only 1 gripe
could you make #1 more detailed?
as I'm lost as hell
or do you think I should go experiments on Xandros own boards?
as they're "supposed" to have a better idea on how there Debian works

Peacedog · 04-05-2004, 07:54 AM

open a terminal

Code:

peacedog@peacedog:~$ su -
Password: <enter your root password>

root@peacedog:~#alsaconf

this is from my terminal, yours will look a bit different, i.e. your user and host names. once your this far, you'll know if you have alsa installed. if you do, the program should open and give you a card to configure. if not, you may have to go get it. the latest alsa package can be found here

http://www.alsa-project.org/

as far as checking other boards, any information from any board can useful in a search for answers. there is however, a search function, and a debian distrobution specific forum, here at lq. you can find them here

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/search.php

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...php?forumid=26

good luck.