I know this questions have been asked several time, but i am a very freshly noobie with linux. I dont understand ANything.
Hope you guys can help me,...

Ok, I just installed RedHat 9.0, and I am using KDE. All of the hardwares just works perfectly without any hazzle. (just like windows xp) when you install it, all of the drivers stuffs are done.

But.. I think my sound card doesn't work. It is either wrong configuration or broken sound card. I have a message containing:

Sound server informational message:
Error while initializing the sound driver:
device /dev/dsp can't be opened (No such device)
The sound server will continue, using the null output device.

Please help with the very understandable term for a freshly noob like me

Thank you so much,
jtpram

Hi jtpram

Have you tried go to http://www.xmms.org to get the lastest drivers for linux.!

Dave......

Hmm, which drivers should I download? I see a bunch of files there.

Thanks Dave,

jtpram

Post the output of:

/sbin/lspci -v

and

/sbin/lsmod

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

this is the output of /sbin/lspci:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845G/GL [Brookdale-G] Chipset Host Bridge (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0142
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845G/GL [Brookdale-G] Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 64
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
Memory behind bridge: fc000000-fdffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f0000000-f7ffffff

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #1) (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0142
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
I/O ports at ff80 [size=32]

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #2) (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0142
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
I/O ports at ff60 [size=32]

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #3) (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0142
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9
I/O ports at ff40 [size=32]

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB EHCI Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0142
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 3
Memory at fe300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB PCI Bridge (rev 81) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
Memory behind bridge: fe100000-fe2fffff

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DB ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 01)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DB ICH4 IDE (rev 01) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0142
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16]
Memory at 10000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB SMBus (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0142
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
I/O ports at dc80 [size=32]

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 420] (rev a3) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 015a
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Memory at f3f80000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=512K]
Expansion ROM at 80000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

02:01.0 Modem: Broadcom Corporation BCM4212 v.90 56k modem (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0001
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at fe1ff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at ecf0 [size=16]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82801BD PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 81)
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0142
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at fe1fe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at ec80 [size=64]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

02:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs [SB Live! Value] EMU10k1X
Subsystem: Creative Labs: Unknown device 1003
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at ecc0 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

02:0c.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs [SB Live! Value] Input device controller
Subsystem: Creative Labs: Unknown device 1003
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
I/O ports at ece8 [size=8]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

and this is for the sbin/lsmod:

Module Size Used by Not tainted
soundcore 6404 0 (autoclean)
parport_pc 19076 1 (autoclean)
lp 8996 0 (autoclean)
parport 37056 1 (autoclean) [parport_pc lp]
autofs 13268 0 (autoclean) (unused)
e100 60644 1
ipt_REJECT 3928 6 (autoclean)
iptable_filter 2412 1 (autoclean)
ip_tables 15096 2 [ipt_REJECT iptable_filter]
sg 36524 0 (autoclean)
sr_mod 18136 0 (autoclean)
ide-scsi 12208 0
scsi_mod 107160 3 [sg sr_mod ide-scsi]
ide-cd 35708 0
cdrom 33728 0 [sr_mod ide-cd]
keybdev 2944 0 (unused)
mousedev 5492 1
hid 22148 0 (unused)
input 5856 0 [keybdev mousedev hid]
usb-uhci 26348 0 (unused)
ehci-hcd 19976 0 (unused)
usbcore 78784 1 [hid usb-uhci ehci-hcd]
ext3 70784 2
jbd 51892 2 [ext3]

Here is your card,it is supported and will work,hope this helps http://opensource.creative.com/sc_faq.html

could you possibly help me out as well with the finding of my sound drivers......using red hat 9
thanks in advance
heres the # /sbin/lspci -v

00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333]
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 0000
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0
Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333 AGP] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
Memory behind bridge: dfa00000-dfafffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: cf800000-df8fffff
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Intel Corp. EtherExpress PRO/100+
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
Memory at df9ff000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at ec00 [size=32]
Memory at dfe00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Expansion ROM at dfd00000 [disabled] [size=1M]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1

00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
I/O ports at e000 [size=32]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 3
I/O ports at e400 [size=32]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 5
I/O ports at e800 [size=32]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
Memory at dfffff00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 0000
Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus Master
IDE (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 Bus Master ATA133/100/66/33 IDE Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 14
I/O ports at fc00 [size=16]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.: Unknown device 4720
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 5
I/O ports at dc00 [size=256]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV200 QW [Radeon
7500] (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 0f2a
Flags: bus master, stepping, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
I/O ports at c800 [size=256]
Memory at dfaf0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at dfac0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [58] AGP version 2.0
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

Here it is for alsa,not sure if it will work for oss,good luck,I like alsa better.
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc...module=via82xx