I am currently using the linux system as my main PC (CPU died in the other one) and was trying to set up teamspeak so i could stay connected to my friends. i just downloaded the 2.6.19.2 kernel, compiled it, restarted. I am currently trying to switch from ALSA to the OSS that is native to teamspeak. When i come back in to the KDE inerface i went to sound system and switched my hardware from ALSA to OSS; However, i am still not able to use my mic or sound in Teamspeak. Basically i was wondering if:
1) it would be easier to use ALSA and if it is, where is the driver located
2) if i should use the OSS system, how do i configure it for Teamspeak.

any help is much appreciated, Thanks.

The sound driver needs to be configured in the kernel before you compile it -- did you include support for your chipset when you did make menuconfig? If not, check out what the chipset is with the command:

This will tell you what the chipset is. I would recommend using alsa as its drivers are more up to date than the deprecated OSS drivers. Alsa also includes OSS input wrappers if teamspeak truly does not support alsa. I've never used teamspeak, so I'm not sure whether it does or not.

After ALSA support for your chipset has been added (make sure to add the support as modules (M)), and the kernel has been compiled, you can run 'alsaconf' to set the card up. It should discover the card and set some initial volumes for you.

Simply changing the setting in KDE isn't actually affecting anything -- you're merely telling KDE which sound architecture you've set up so it knows how to interface with them. The actual setup is done in the kernel config.

Is sound currently working at all?

-- Shade

i know that i had the correct card set when i compiled the kernel and i do hear sounds. alsaconf also brings up my card and it loads it, but whenever i try to get the to work with Teamspeak they do not.
BTW do you know where the ALSA drivers are stored at?

All the drivers (if compiled as modules) will actually be located in /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/sound/
uname -r is just the kernel version. When you configure Alsa, you can add support for emulated OSS mixer and OSS /dev/dsp devices, which should allow teamspeak to use alsa as if it were OSS. I'm not sure how well this works on the recording side of things (as in using your mic etc..)

-- Shade

ok thanks... teamspeak has the option to use another driver, and i was just trying to figure out where it was located.