Re: [aclug-L] linux hardware

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Does /dev/audio exist?  If not, try:

cd /dev
./MAKEDEV audio
./MAKEDEV dsp

Leon Do <ldo@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Finally I have time to get my video and modem to work.
> 
> It was a great help with those responses
> 
> One of the problem I am still having right now is my sound card.  It was
> worked fine before until I put switch it to the newly built system (same
> RedHat version 5.2).    The card is Creative SB 32 PnP.   When I use
> sndconfig to setup, I have the following error message "failed to open
> /dev/audio"   Any idea?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Leon Do
> 
> Maverick, Ven-Han Ieong wrote
> 
> > On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, Leon Do wrote:
> >
> > ->I have several questions:
> > ->
> > ->1.  What is the good video card and sound card out there that I can buy
> > ->to run under RedHat 5.2?
> > ->      or just tell me what you are using right now.
> > I am using ATI-Rage Pro PC2TV(Rage II chipeset) 8M, working good.($90 a
> > year ago), which is using Mach64 server on Xwindows.
> > And Sound Blaster 16 (a used one from newsgroup about $8 or something)
> >
> > ->
> > ->2.  Can you tell me how to use  rewritable cdrom?  I just bought those
> > ->but haven't figure out how to use it.
> > uh..not sure, but my friend got it working, he told me that he is using
> > xcdroast or something like that.. please correct me, if I am wrong.
> >
> > ->
> > ->3.  If you know any good book for Linux system administration, please
> > ->let me know.
> > the book I am reading is from OReilly  & Associates, Essential System
> > Administration, 2nd, AEleen Frisch, $34.95, I am not sure you can find it
> > in the local bookstore(like Border..etc), if so, you can check it, b4 you
> > buy.
> >
> > ->
> > ->Thanks
> > ->
> > Not a problem.
> >                                                 Ieong.
> 
> 

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