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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, David Moberg wrote:

> > On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, Kunle 'bona wrote:
> >
> > > i got the bzimage from slackware 7.0 but i still cant get any sound out of
> > my speakers, even after insmoding everything, the sound card is onboard  and
> > i still can't figure out if ther's anything i still need to do
>
> Do you know what sound driver it is supposed to be compatible with? The
> sb.o listed in the example is for genuine Soundblasters only, not clones.

sb.o worked for me with clones (Audio Excel, I think it was, and one 
other - ALS100?)

> If you do have a real soundblaster, and those modules inserted, you
> want to get Christof's sb-bl3 package from the BL3 add-ons page. This
> will make the necessary sound device file, and also give you some tools
> to play sound with.
>
> David