LUG Install fest -- Sound

• Before You Begin, find out:
  • Sound Card Name, Manufacturer
  • Is it ISA or PCI
  • If it is ISA, is it PnP?
  • If it isn't PnP, what is the IRQ, DMA, IO, etc.
• If you have sndconfig (RedHat, Mandrake, Caldera, some other distros)
  • It autodetects...no work required
  • If sound card is reported "Not Supported":
    • LUG recommends the AudioPCI (ESS 1371)
• If you don't have sndconfig
  • Compile kernel module
  • edit module configuration manually--location depends on distro: /etc/rc.d/rc.modules; /etc/conf.modules; others may be possible
  • here's where you need to know IRQ, DMA--they are module parameters
  • Make sure you have a /dev/dsp: as root 'mknod -m 660 /dev/dsp c 14 3'
• Useful Sound-related programs
  • Xmms: http://www.xmms.org
    • Plays MP3, MOD, CDs
  • TiMIDIty: http://www.goice.co.jp/member/mo/timidity/
    • MIDI --> WAV converter, plays MIDI files
  • gmix/kmix
    • Volume Adjustment for GNOME/KDE