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Just installed Linux Red Hat 8.0! Dual Boot! Cause today I bout another HDD (4.3GB) just for linux and its all woking fine (though it did take me 3 tries to get it right). This is so cool. Booya!
So, is there anything I should know about Linux? Anything especially cool? Like how do I use gcc?
Ok I have these problems...
1. I in my boot loader (GRUB) I have 3 options seeing as I updated Red Hat (the little red thing was @ the bottom corner). How do I get rid of one of the options?
2. My sound card doesn't work. Its detected by Linux, (see below screenshot) but I need drivers for it. The drivers that came with my computer were called 'Sound Max' ive searched google but found nothing for Linux.
Can anyone help?
Thanks...
//EDIT: Ok, seeing as I cant take screenshots, i'll show you what it says:
Vendor: Intel Corp.
Model: 82801DB AC
Module: i810_audio
Question 1, try reading this article: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...onfigfile.html
Question 2, you tried to hear MP3 or WAV files? RH 8.0 haven't mp3 support, you'll need to download it by yourself, you can find it here: http://psyche.freshrpms.net/
My opinion, leave Red-Hat and try using Slackware.
whats wrong with red hat and how is slackware better?
//EDIT: and which one of those packages do I need to get? Im pretty sure that the sound isn't working becuase I can hear the PC speaker when a msg pops up and stuff
> whats wrong with red hat and how is slackware better?
You've stirred up a hornet's nest, there... Distro bashing is a favorite pasttime of Linux users, it seems..
But this version of Red-Hat (psyche), is a fully mistake of the company. The 7.3 (Valhalla) is a better one.
Red-Hat have a good support, but I really dont like this distro, you can try Slackware (it's a kinda hard, no gui installation, you'll need to configure XF86 alone) but this is the way you should learn.
Another nice distro is Debian, you can try this one too.
But if you are a personal user, dont want so much problems in your head, try getting SuSE, nice distro.
Good luck.
I've got Mandrake (a few versions old), and didn't have any weird problems at all.
Definately. No sound. Need drivers. Need brain.
Hmm, you loaded the modules to your sound-card?Quote:
Definately. No sound. Need drivers. Need brain.
you enabled on the kernel support to this card?
just uninstalled red hat and installed mandrake 9.0. I like it way better. I'll see whats happenin here ....
Grub can be configured by manually editing the configuration file:
/boot/grub/grub.conf
Details on doing this can be obtained by accessing the linux info system. At a bash prompt, type:
info grub
To get a bash prompt either exit the gui or open a terminal window. (This is equivalent to msdos mode or a dos session window in windows, respectively.)
man grub
will also give some information, info is more detailed.
The man and info commands are very usefull. They should be the first thing you try when you need linux information. Generally, man gives a brief overveiw and info is more in depth. Info can be navigated somewhat like htlm.
As to your soundcard problem, the i810 is supposed to be supported. You shouldn't need any driver. Most likely it is some sort of configuration problem. One thing to check is that your soundcard is indeed a i810. Linux has been known to misidentify unsupported hardware as something that is supported. Windows does the same thing, only worse.
For what it's worth, I like rh8.0 better than 7.3 . Just my opinion.
Why do you think 8.0 is a mistake? I think it's much more user-friendly, the install is more intuitive, and it has Gnome2 instead of 1.4 which is much better.Quote:
Originally posted by Vber
But this version of Red-Hat (psyche), is a fully mistake of the company. The 7.3 (Valhalla) is a better one.
Ok, about mandrake, I like this distro.
He is a really user-friendly distro, nice documentation, a professional support.
Good luck with your new distro, if you need some help, tell us.
The installation is the same thing, not exactly, but not a critical change. You can update easily the gnome, it's not a difficult problem to do.Quote:
Why do you think 8.0 is a mistake? I think it's much more user-friendly, the install is more intuitive, and it has Gnome2 instead of 1.4 which is much better.
RedHat 8 is extremely heavy, and I did a such professional installation, package by package and still, rh is so heavy.
In what psyche is better than valhalla (7.3)?
Can you give me an example?
Ok thatnks for the help but I still have problems. The sound thing is still a problem (here's a screenshot of my driver setts and stuff) and could you tell me how to get the scroller on my mouse to work on Linux? Thanks
EDIT: its actually AM, not PM...
I already did. Better installer(which does make a difference for new users), OpenOffice by default, Gnome2 by default, Gcc 3.2, new config tools (firewall, display), LSB 1.2 certified.Quote:
Originally posted by Vber
The installation is the same thing, not exactly, but not a critical change. You can update easily the gnome, it's not a difficult problem to do.
RedHat 8 is extremely heavy, and I did a such professional installation, package by package and still, rh is so heavy.
In what psyche is better than valhalla (7.3)?
Can you give me an example?
Is that GNOME? If so I think it has the sound server disabled by default(who knows why). Go to Desktop Preferences->Sound and check the Enable Sound Server on Startup.
That's how it's done on RH and I'm not sure if Mandrake is the same.
Try running this command on the prompt: sndconfig, be sure to be root.Quote:
The sound thing is still a problem
Read this link too:
http://www.linux.org.uk/OSS/
Ditto, i have Mandrake 9 with KDE and i love it....Quote:
Originally posted by Govtcheez
I've got Mandrake (a few versions old), and didn't have any weird problems at all.
For the mouse issue, I've believe you can run "mouseconfig" or "xf86config" although my wheel mouse worked right away.
Look here: http://koala.ilog.fr/colas/mouse-wheel-scroll/
And if you can paste the Pointer section of you xf86config file, this will help us to help you.
Sound is enabled in Gnome and my device is supported according to that page. WHere do I type 'sndconfig'?
I'm guessing In your console.
i have terminal, Gnome terminal, Xterm, RXvt, and Konsole, but it doesn't work in any of them.
...and I cant seem to figure out how to switch from Gnome to KDE...
When you login, if you dont have an automatic login, there is a menu where you can change the GUIs. There you can switch between KDE, Gnome, Sawfish etc...
You need to su to root to run soundconfig.
and how would I do that?
type: su <enter> <root password>
when I try to type when the password is asked, the keys do nothing and then it just finishes.
When you type in a password in Linux your characters don't echo out to the screen. just type your password normally and hit enter.
rofl...
you can't see the keys because it's a security feature. just type your password like normal and login.
you might be better off doingQuote:
type: su <enter> <root password>
su - <enter> <password>
the dash does many things but it allows the root user to use the root path variable. (without it, typing sndconfig would do nothing there.)
any of the terminals is fine. they're all the same, they just look different.
ok, well im still finding which distro I like best so right now im in xp and downloading slackware. Thanks for all your help so far guys
Good luck installing slackware :) (My prediction, it won't go too well :( )
lol, alright. Is there anything I should know? still got 41 minutes untill its finished downloading (getting 173k/s)
Back to Mandrake I go...Quote:
[chris@localhost chris]$ su -
Password:
[root@localhost root]# sndconfig
-bash: sndconfig: command not found
I believe sndconfig may be a Red Hat specific utility. Mandrake may have one of their own, you'll probably want to check their website or manual for it.
Mandrake has sndconfig as well. It's probably not in a default install, but I am sure it's included on the CDs. Find the software installer and make it search for sndconfig and it should install fairly easily. When it's installed, it might be /sbin/sndconfig.
whats the pack called on the cd? theres 840 of them here...how do i search the cd?
That sndconfig rpm is really old, approaching 3 years.
To get to the software installer, you can either use the gui tools, from the K menu (in KDE, or likely the foot in GNOME, didn't try GNOME, but it should be similiar), Configuration/Packaging/Install software.
Or you can just do it the easy, console way. Become root (with su as above), and type
urpmi sndconfig
Which is what the GUI tool ends up doing anyway.
That said, if the installation didn't manage to install correct drivers, sndconfig might not as well :(.
Can be very usefull.
of course is an old package, but still, help a lot of users that, don't know how to load manually all the modules.
ok, sweet. Got the sndconfig thing going, and it spewed this at me, then asked me to chose my card from the list, but everytime I selected the right (same) one, I got this same error. Thanks for any help...
and could a new sound card (not on-board) from the list that I have to select from that Linux Mandrake supports fix the problem? Is this a possible solution?
When I installed Mandrake, it never selects the right graphics card for me. I always have to go in and change it after, because the screen constantly refreshes. You can test your new choice for the card, by seeing an image, however I never do. I know as long as I dont get a certain error it should be fine.
Same thing may apply to the sound card. You may just have to try different ones.
Have you checked the Mandrake site to see if your card is supported?
Buying a new sound card, it wont solve the problem in a intelligent way, try reading some HOW-TO'S, googling a little bit, to see what you can do.
Good luck.
I don't know, I don't have experience with that card :(.
You could try to post somewhere else with greater linux knowledge
hardware forum of linuxnewbie.org
Another good place asking for help in MDK, is the Mandrake Expert center, they help there well.