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hi, i am quite a novice at linux, i just installed dsl on a 200mhz p1 after adding another 64meg to the 16 that wasnt man enough to install with. all looks great!

then i try to play some media and get told theres no sound device.

how do i select the soundcard, or what setup program need i run?

even though the machine came from the dump, its a big thing for me to get it going as this could lead to all my other machines going that way too-maybe a dump cluster!

Try sndconfig utility, so:

1. Is a Debian utility then you need enable APT (if was not enable before):
Apps >> Tools >> Enable Apt

2. Open ATerminal and write commands:

dsl@box:~$ sudo su

root@box:/home/dsl# apt-get update

3. After the process is finished, download the Debian utility package.

root@box:/home/dsl# apt-get install sndconfig

4. Execute the utility:

root@box:/home/dsl# sndconfig

The utility automatically do the configuration and play a sound sample.

i tried that but it tried to obtain it from the net, and as the wireless dont work yet either (belkin usb ad-hoc) its a no-go.
is there any way of pulling this from the install cd?
i am planning to rip open my only cat5 cable today and cross some wires to link it with my laptop but the pentium only has a usb-cat5 dongle and i dont know if it will recognise.
is the wireless usb belkin an easy possibility?
if i get it online i am sure it will do its stuff and get the sound up.
cheers!

What is your sound chipset? Knowing this information I can learn you another configuration method that require neither sndconfig utility nor internet connection.
About the USB modem you can ask how to configure it in the DSL Networking Forum.

the soundcard is a triangular shaped object with aztech written on the main ic and n270 printed on the board. it is an old isa card and i have no more info on it. i looked it up on yahoo and found a heap of others asking for windows drivers for it.

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