Fedora Rant #3 - why are the sound controls so weird?

[Timothy Murphy]

Matthew Saltzman wrote:

>> System Settings=>Soundcard Detection
>> strikes me as completely useless.
>> What exactly is the point of it?
>> Has anyone ever found it of any use?
> 
> Why, yes.  I find that it detects and configures my sound cards (SB Live!
> and Intel 82801) flawlessly and plays a test sound in the left, right, and
> both channels.  That means it got the right hardware and inserted the
> right driver module with the right parameters.

In what way does it "configure" your card?

As far as I can see, it simply tells you what card it sees,
and asks you if it is working.
If it is, it tells you it is working.
If it is not, it tells you it is not working.


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