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List:       alsa-user
Subject:    [alsa-user] RE: What ? How ? When ?
From:       Ari Gold <ARIG () Amdocs ! com>
Date:       2000-02-29 13:10:20
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hello hello
 
on behalf of all us geeks, welcome to linux.. ;>
 
while i just recently joined the alsa list and havent enough knowledge to
help you out from the technical side of things, there are a few things that
could use clearning up ...
 
first - you need to be more specific with your problem.  you need to include
prints of error messages and what kind of machine you are running and what
setup you have and what does work and what doesnt work as specifically as
you can.
 
this leads nicely to
second - linux doesnt work like microsoft.  there is nobody to complain to..
everyone does things Not For Profit ($$) so to speak.  that being said,
things still get done.  it takes a bit of motivation and dedication and some
other things.  i agree that things could be much easier for the novice.. but
that dont do nothing.  to get shit done you have to work with one of the
distributions (like slackware or debian or redhat or whathaveyou) or start a
new one up yourself.
 
thats enough philosophizing for now.  youd like your sound to work : my
suggestion is to reask your question with as much technical detail as you
can provide.
 
last note: thats one of the differences between microsoft and linux -> you
can ask questions to free communities of developers ("free" in many ways)
and, with persistence and some luck, youll get answers you're looking for.
forget about all the other benefits of linux..
 
i hope that helped some ,
best of luck geoff..
 
ari
arigold@bigfoot.com <mailto:arigold@bigfoot.com> 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Beasley [mailto:songshop2@globalfreeway.com.au]
Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 12:49 PM
To: alsa-user@alsa-project.org
Subject: [alsa-user] What ? How ? When ?


What gives with LINUX ?  I've got both Slackware 4 and Mandrake 6.5
(MacMillan) and I can't make head nor tales of anything..... Howto, manuals,
help......it's all gobbledegook !!  I installed the latest ALSA drivers and
I've got no sound, no mixer, I followed the steps in the quick install text
and half the things  I was supposed to do\find either wasn't there or were
not pointed to in the literature. Guy's we aren't all GEEKS here in
computerland... but you know what, most of us have suffered at the hands of
King Gates and want tio see him fade into hell !! We wont see that however
while the LINUX community assumes that everyone knows how to program UNIX !
I've been using MicroCrap products and computers for 15 + years and I've
never been more confused or frustrated......no sound, no idea, no good.
 
What do I do now ??

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