On 2005-07-27, Tom Peel <notreallytandp@freenet.de> wrote:
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> I'll try that. I've been considering going to Fedora, does that have
> the ALSA drivers or do they need installing on top?
Kernel 2.6.x comes with the ALSA modules as part of the kernel tree
(though in fedora, the binaries may appear as a separate rpm) and
in kernel 2.6.x ALSA is the default/preferred sound driver system
instead of OSS.
Re: Sound problem: rear speakers not working ... > later 2.6 series kernels have updated alsa drivers so I suggest you have a ... A big alsa update came in kernel 2.6.5 IIRC. ... information I need to get my rear speakers working.... (alt.os.linux)
Re: ALSA! ... > I've noticied that I don't have ALSA instaled on my Fedora box. ...kernel 2.4 OSS was the default sound system within the kernel. ... as kernel 2.6 has ALSA as sound system by default. ... (Fedora)
Re: Sound card not working in Fedora Core 3 ... I will check the ALSA.... >>but in linux when i do sound configuration from GNOME it detects that i ... >>in fedora and its not available on fedora site. ... becuase it is already into the kernel package.... (Fedora)
unsubscribe ... >>removed APIC from the kernel completely. ... >>I am having no luck getting sound to work. ... > Otherwise I suggest you run xmms in a terminal and try to play something. ... xmms plays just fine via tha Alsa... (Debian-User)