Thanks for all the effort Alan but I had already given up after several days of frustrations. As stated from the beginning, my preference is for ubuntu. I was only trying SUSE because it ran the native 1440x900 reasonably well. Much of my frustration though has been with SUSE. I checked with Fry's and they wll take the machine back so I am going to do that and cool off before trying again to replace my old laptop. I remain curious as always but that is not worth inconveniencing others to satisfy. In case you are curious I will answer you questions below. On 10/23/06, Alan Dayley wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Dazed_75 wrote: > > This is getting too frustrating since Fry's will let me return the > > machine. As I had already written the following and this is apparently > > a common problem I am submitting the email. I would still be interested > > in comments, but don't waste time on it as I am ready to give up. > > OK, here I am looking at my settings. > > > The information I found is at: > > http://www.gidnetwork.com/b-106.html > > http://www.alsa-project.org/ (just the home page for:) > > > > > http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=Intel&card=ICH+southbridge+HD-audio+and+modem.&chip=ICH6%2C+ICH6M%2C+ICH7%2C+ESB2&module=hda-intel > > These look like good information. Did you already check on all the > settings they describe? I assume you did. Yes, I did as much as I knew how to. > Shortest form is that the articles say I should have a module called > > snd_seq_oss running and it appears do not but have a snd_seq_device > > [instead?]. As this is SUSE 10.1 it is also possible that they renamed > > it or incorporated the alsa stuff into their .._device version. > > Neither of the pages you site above say anything about snd_seq_oss. Did > you forget a reference somewhere? I don't think it matters since I > don't have snd_seq_oss running either. Actually, the 3rd one does where it wants you to: > Now insert the modules into the kernel. > > modprobe snd-hda-intel;modprobe snd-pcm-oss;modprobe snd-mixer-oss;modprobe snd-seq-oss > > > Comments: > > 1. Note the modinfo output shows that you are using an smp kernel while > I am not. Did you check your kernel configuration settings? That first > web pager reference states: Not exactly sure what configuration settings you are asking about. Yes, I am running 2.6.16 (smp because one web site said I needed that for the core2 duo to work right). I did not go through turning off alsa because 1) my kernel seemd to already be running exactly the alsa version these guys wanted installed, 2) I did not know how to turn it off, and 3) I did not understand what to download and make from the mirrors. If you want me to and tell me how, I could try swapping to a non-smp kernel before I restore XP MCE for returning the machine to Fry's "Kernel 2.6.16 Note: Interestingly enough, the driver for the Intel HD > Audio in kernel 2.6.16 is broken. Everything appears to work fine, but > alas there is absolutely no sound no matter what you do. I was able to > get my sound card working by installing the latest ALSA driver, lib and > utility. > > If you need to do this, you need to turn off ALSA support in the kernel. > You still need to enable sound support though:" > > We are both running the 2.6.16 kernel but, since yours is smp maybe the > packager for your binary enabled the ALSA driver in the kernel, thus > breaking your sound as the quote above states. > > 2. The list of snd related drivers is a bit different but appears the > same for the drivers that I think "count" for this situation. Does > anything jump out at you or anyone else? > > At the moment I think the kernel setting of the ALSA driver is the first > thing to check. I did not check the settings of my own kernel. I'll > have to do that as soon as I remember how to derive the settings out of > the kernel binary. Dazed_75 (Larry) <--- gets more dazed as this sails right over his head How do you want to proceed from here? See above Alan > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFFPZHSDQw/VSQuFZYRAsbvAJ9qTVlrSH32mEIKhtE+XjqJOBvVMwCfQi3k > 5CdAwIr6NuE9HXUB3JGmQ2E= > =a3oa > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss