FC2 to RH9

[Ted Gervais]

On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 11:32, Satish Balay wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Ted Gervais wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 11:17, Satish Balay wrote:
> >> On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Ted Gervais wrote:
> >>
> >>> Has anyone thought of going back to RH9?  That release had virtually no
> >>> problems and while it was the last supported release it still is/was better
> >>> than the fedora distributions.  I am thinking of the problems with the sound,
> >>> scanners, and other hardware devices and applications.  I would have thought
> >>> that after FC1 that FC2 would have had all the current concerns fixed and it
> >>> would have been as good as RH9.  Turns out, it is many steps behind the last
> >>> RedHat release and makes one wonder about continuing.
> >>>
> >>> Anyway - just wondering if others have had the same thought about going back
> >>> to what was better than the current FC2 release??
> >>
> >> FC1 -> FC2 was a major change
> >>
> >> 2.4 kernel -> 2..6 kernel
> >> OSS sound  -> ALSA sound.
> >>
> >> If things don't work with FC2 to your satisfaction - stick arround
> >> with FC1. FC1 is an improvement over RHL9 - in your terms.
> >
> >
> > Yes.  FC1 was an improvement over RH9, but FC2 was a disappointment.  So
> > rather than go back to RH9, just drop back to FC1.  I wonder if that is
> > possible??
> 
> Reinstall.
> 
> Also - you should investigate getting ALSA working with FC2 (seek help
> on this list - instead of saying FC2 is ....).
> 


Satish  -  thanks for your comments.  Maybe there is hope here afterall.
I believe I have ALSA working.  I believe that is what got my sound
working.  But not all of it.  What is the test to show that ALSA is
working?  Does it have a config file?  Is there a command line I can run
to check to see that it is turned on, or at least installed??

Sorry for the questions, but you have me a sudden 'ray' of hope..


> Satish
-- 
Ted Gervais
Coldbrook, Nova Scotia
Canada.