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keesan2 AT cyberspace.org wrote:
> 
> since the BL2 kernel cannot be used with sound, can I
> have TWO linux kernels (zimage and zimage2) in my DOS 
> directory and two different batch files (boot and boot2) 
> to load them, so as to load the larger kernel only if 
> I want to play with Realaudio?  

Yes, that is a good way to boot with different kernels
(or partitions).  I often do that myself.  Currently,
I have slack35.bat, slack71.bat, bl2.bat and boot.bat.

> What kernel would I need if not bare.i, to be able to 
> load a sound module (SB16)?

bare.i is probably the best (until you compile a custom
kernel for your hardware).  You will probably need to
get the sound.o module from Slackware 7.1 (and put it 
in the /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc directory).  Then:
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insmod sound trace_init=1
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Cheers,
Steven