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Answer» I would like to try out Linux.. though I am no coder Tried several Live Cds.. Ubuntu SUSE 10(DVD) KNOPIX 4.02 How do I get the Audio to work? I am using the onboard audio my DETAILS SPECS: AMD SEMPRON 2600 CPU ASUS A7S8X-MX MOTHERBOARD 384 MB RAM DDR400 SMBIOS VERSION 2.3 20 GB HDD DVD ROM/CDRW the hdd and dvd drive are on the same IDE channel as I SEEMED to have blown the secondary IDE..!! works fine as I use this Pc to watch DVDS AND various cds,play MP3s and Audio CDs. send emails,browse the net and stream RADIO I will be getting a new Motherboard next year Feb (ECS K8M800-M2 Skt 754 (Sou/Vid/LAN)) PLEASE HELP!! english mickiiee..I am IN the UK.. The Knoppix should have picked it up. What audio chip is it? You may also want to burn and boot Linspire Live 5.0 CD: http://iso.linuxquestions.org/distro.php?distro=58 the audio chip is an AC 97 THANKS english mickiiee That is so common it should work out of the box with all of those.i tried with all the others but no sound MY SPEAKERS ARE MONITER MOUNTED i dont know enuff about code to fix it i will try to get LINSPIRE!!! MCQuote i will try to get LINSPIRE!!! MC Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!Suse has occasional problems with sound, but again that AC97 chip is SO common that most distros should work out of the box. Make sure your speakers are on and connected. Did Windows work OK with this arrangement? Linspire is a GREAT way for a noobie to start. LET us know how it goes.Quote Linspire is a GREAT way for a noobie to start. Let us know how it goes. Eek! It's wrapped up in so much cotton wool that it's barely Linux any more! JMO...it's less SCARY that way for a NEWBIE.

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I would like to try out Linux..
though I am no coder

Tried several Live Cds..
Ubuntu
SUSE 10(DVD)
KNOPIX 4.02

How do I get the Audio to work?
I am using the onboard audio
my DETAILS
SPECS:

AMD SEMPRON 2600 CPU
ASUS A7S8X-MX MOTHERBOARD
384 MB RAM DDR400
SMBIOS VERSION 2.3
20 GB HDD
DVD ROM/CDRW

the hdd and dvd drive are on the same IDE channel as I SEEMED to have blown the secondary IDE..!!
works fine as I use this Pc
to watch DVDS AND various cds,play MP3s and Audio CDs.
send emails,browse the net and stream RADIO

I will be getting a new Motherboard next year Feb
(ECS K8M800-M2 Skt 754 (Sou/Vid/LAN))

PLEASE HELP!!
english mickiiee..I am IN the UK..
The Knoppix should have picked it up. What audio chip is it? You may also want to burn and boot Linspire Live 5.0 CD:

http://iso.linuxquestions.org/distro.php?distro=58
the audio chip is an AC 97

THANKS
english mickiiee That is so common it should work out of the box with all of those.i tried with all the others but no sound

MY SPEAKERS ARE MONITER MOUNTED
i dont know enuff about code to fix it

i will try to get LINSPIRE!!!
MCQuote

i will try to get LINSPIRE!!!
MC

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!Suse has occasional problems with sound, but again that AC97 chip is SO common that most distros should work out of the box. Make sure your speakers are on and connected.

Did Windows work OK with this arrangement?

Linspire is a GREAT way for a noobie to start. LET us know how it goes.Quote

Linspire is a GREAT way for a noobie to start. Let us know how it goes.

Eek! It's wrapped up in so much cotton wool that it's barely Linux any more! JMO...it's less SCARY that way for a NEWBIE.

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