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Help with my mandrak 7.1 sound

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by normandeen

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I have loaded madrake 7.1 with complete
success except for the sound. i have a yamaha
sound card, i am absolutley at at a loss
about how to go about it.
any help would be appreciated
atahsnks a ton in advance.
Norman

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by thmiuatga

Yo;
When you install Linux-Mandrake7.1 it is suggested that you turn off the plug and play
function in the bios. if you forgot that's okay. start Linux and you need to access the desktop configuration menu. click on the desktop selection and you should see a speaker icon and a bell icon. click on the speaker icon and a prompt to the right should appear saying "enable sounds" or something to that effect. you'll find the same or similar settings in kde/gnome/enlightenment.
Also, to check and see if your devices are
all detected click on the Drak Config icon on the desktop (kde/Gnome)and click on the panel
marked hardware configuration.
Take it slow, read all the help files you can muster, and make sure you don't log in regularly under ROOT. set up multiple users
even if you're the only user. If you don't you'll end up reinstalling Linux to fix the damage done.

good luck.

by salmonslayer

You may want to try switching to Mandrake 7.2. I don't have much experience with the Yamaha card, but 7.2 recognized and configured my SoundBlaster Live during install.

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