Wow, everyone on this list is so helpful and friendly. Thank you. I appreciate the comments. Sometimes you get flamed for asking seemingly pedestrian questions! I'll try downloading knoppix and maybe even upgrading to the new Fedora Core. I have broadband, so I'm able to do it. But thank you for the offer. More as it unfolds! Nick On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 4:00 PM, <bradyh at bitstream.net> wrote: > Core 5? That's pretty old. How many floppy disks does that require? ;-) > > If you don't think you can run the newest versions or don't want to > upgrade then try the lsmod test. If you're not sure if your laptop can > handle it Knoppix would make a good test. Otherwise definitely upgrade to > Core 9. > > If you aren't able to download and burn the disks there are people here > who could do it for you. I'll do it if Qwest comes through with my new > 3-7Mbps connection. > > -Brady > > > Knoppix lets you boot into a usable Linux environment from a CD or DVD, > > meaning you don't have to install it on your hard drive on overwrite > > whatever is on there. If you're going to download a big ISO, I'd suggest > > downloading and installing Fedora Core 9 instead as it'll most likely > > support your hardware out of the box. > > > > You can run lsmod from any shell and attach the results to the e-mail if > > you'd like. > > > > > > Nick Scholtes wrote: > >> Hi Erik, > >> > >> Thanks for the advice. I'm a bit of a novice with Linux. Could you > >> walk me through that? What's knoppix? > >> I can run lsmod from any shell, right? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Nick > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Erik Anderson <erikerik at gmail.com > >> <mailto:erikerik at gmail.com>> wrote: > >> > >> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Nick Scholtes <airchia at gmail.com > >> <mailto:airchia at gmail.com>> wrote: > >> > I have a Dell Latitude laptop (can't remember model number off > >> hand), it's > >> > about three years old. I have Fedora Core 5 and I can't get the > >> sound to > >> > work. I have a functioning sound card. Ideas? (Sorry I don't > >> have more info, > >> > but I'm at work; laptop's at home) > >> > >> Nick - I'd guess FC5 either isn't loading any drivers for the card > >> or > >> is loading the incorrect drivers. Usually what I do in this case is > >> boot up a knoppix CD. That will load up the correct drivers in 99% > >> of > >> the cases in my experience. Then when you verify that sound is > >> working > >> in knoppix, you can check what drivers it loaded (run lsmod from the > >> CLI) and make sure FC5 is loading the same ones. > >> > >> -Erik > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Art: bellsoffreedom.cgsociety.org/gallery/ > >> <http://bellsoffreedom.cgsociety.org/gallery/> > >> > >> Blog: cognitivealchemy.blogspot.com > >> <http://cognitivealchemy.blogspot.com> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > -- Art: bellsoffreedom.cgsociety.org/gallery/ Blog: cognitivealchemy.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20080702/9af7a24e/attachment-0001.htm