newbie please help

[new2linux]

ive got a sound blaster live 24 bit sound card. and i dont know how to get it working. i looked for drivers at the creative website and theres nothing for linux. can anyone else help me. ive seen other posts like this but none for the sound card

[rrfish72]

What did you do so far to try to get it working?

[new2linux]

i tried to some sound system thing i didnt really understand. i dont know what to do today is my first time using it

[rrfish72]

Add the module for soundblaster. Type modconf as root at a konsole. Navigate down to kernel/sound/oss--enter here--then navigate down to-->sb (100% sound blaster compitablles.....) enter through until it says installation successful.
Now go to K menu in the taskbar--->control center--->sound&multi...--->soundsystem (at this point check the box to enable the sound sytem) apply --->system notifications--->player settings--->check the use an external players box and enter artsplay--- OK--->check the apply to all applications box--->Turn on all. This should get you somewhere. Konsole is the little screen in the toolbar. Click and type su then the passwd. Are you running from cd or hd install?

[new2linux]

im runnin it on my hard drive with the kde desktop.

[rrfish72]

Did you try the above post?

[new2linux]

not yet im workin on some other stuff but ive got it printed and its sittin in my room now. im workin on gettin windows on my comp ( :( ) and im installin slackware now. oh year 3 os's. thanks for your help. do you know anything about slackware cause ive only used in once at a friends house and hes gone skiing for the week. hes my only source of help.

[OErjan]

i have some knowledge on slack, not guru but i havew used it since v3.5 or 4.

[new2linux]

do you think you could help me. i guess i havent configured startx correctly or i havent configured it at all.

[OErjan]

what version of slack?
on 8-9.1 use xf86cfg to configure x (type it as root )
on 10-->current use xorgcfg
if it doesnot help ask further.

[new2linux]

nope it didnt work. i dont know what happened.

[OErjan]

i still need version ocf slack to be specific.
and ofcource knowing your keyboard, screen, graphcard spec would help even more.
i could then give you a step by step.

keyboard;;
what layout=?
language=?

screen;;
horisontal sync=?
vertical refresh=?
type=? (lcd, crt, tft, tv...)
how many collors (2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32bit collor)
what size? 1024x768...
below you have the codes that lilo uses for framebuffer


# Colours 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200
# ----------+---------------------------------------------
# 256 | 769 771 773 775 796 | 8bit
# 32,768 | 784 787 790 793 797 |16bit
# 65,536 | 785 788 791 794 798
# 16.8M | 786 789 792 795 799



graphcard;;
chip=?
model=?
maker=?
memory=?
if you know all these you can run xorgconfig and put the values where they are asked for.
if not, hmm, have you gotten knoppix to run from CD on that computer?