[plug] sound on debian

[Clinton Butler]

Mike Holland wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Clinton Butler wrote:
>
> > > then run sndconfig
> >
> > ln -s /etc/X11/XF86Config /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
>
> What does that have to do with sound? Has somebody added sound support
> (aside from the bell) to X without telling me? That would be nice.
>

When you do the apt-get update it updates some X files and changes the
location of specific config files for x.. that is.. only if you have installed
X :o/

>
>  My unconfigured, non-functional woody partition (no X, must try again),
> has the device nodes present, but what else is needed for a manual config?
>   I guessed it just needed a modprobe, and parameters in
> /etc/modules.conf, but I see Debian does thing differently.  Looks like
> you need to create something like /etc/modutils/audio, and run
> update-modules. Right so far?  Anything else needed? A better way?

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