RPM package for RH Linux 6.1 vs FC1

[Art Heimsoth]

In <1076199794.5040.2.camel at localhost.localdomain>, on 02/07/04
   at 07:23 PM, Mike Lurk <mike.lurk at sympatico.ca> said:

>Art Heimsoth wrote:

>>I am trying to get the Fedora Core 1 running on my Dell GX1 system -
>all
>>tried so far appears okay except no sound.  Dell has a driver RPM
>package
>>that is indicated to be for RedHat Linux 6.1 - but no sources that I
>can
>>find.  Is it possible to install that on my FC1 system - if so exactly
>>how?  The sound is integrated in the motherboard as Creative Labs Sound
>>Blaster Live! 512V.  In general, do the RPM packages need to match the
>>specific release of the system - in my case, match FC1?  Thanks,
>>
>You might what to try switching to ALSA which has quite good souncard
>support.. I had a problem with my soundcard on my system when I
>installed RH9 and using the ALSA RPM's from FreshRPM's site sorted it
>out..

>You may have to do a bit of reading on setting ALSA up, unfortunately I
>can't really remember..

>Later..
>______________________________________________________________________

>If you want to try the ALSA drivers for sound here is a site that you
>want to read. It has all the instruction on how to get it installed for
>the Sound Blaster Live sound card. It works.

>http://foolish.digitalinc.info/docs/alsa

>Mike

Thanks, I will take a read...

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