Installing ALSA in debian sarge 2.6.8-2-386

Install alsa-base (apt-get install alsa-base) and alsa-utils (apt-get install alsa-utils).
Make sure you're part of the "audio" group for this edit /etc/group file as
audio:*:29:username
if the above line is not there.

Run $/sbin/modprobe snd-emu10k1 ; if it doesn't work try with snd-emu10k2 OR snd-ca0106
Now run $alsaconf ; this is an alsa configurator and detects the sound card and configure it.


srd24:~# alsaconf
Unloading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-emu10k1-synth snd-emux-synth snd-seq-v irmidi snd-seq-midi-emul snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq sn d-emu10k1 snd-util-mem snd-hwdep snd-intel8x0 snd-ac97-codec snd-pcm-oss snd-mi xer-oss snd-pcm snd-timer snd-page-alloc snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-de vice.
Building card database...


Running update-modules...
Loading driver...
Setting up ALSA....
Setting default volumes...
Saving the mixer setup used for this in /var/lib/alsa/asound.state.


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Now ALSA is ready to use.
For adjustment of volumes, use your favorite mixer.

Have a lot of fun!


Here are the choices:
intel8x0 Intel Corp. 82801AA AC'97 Audio (rev 02)
legacy probe legacy ISA (non-PnP) chips

I select the intel card and pressed enter. Now I get this:
Configuring snd-intel8x0
Do you want to modify /etc/modprob.d/sound
(And /etc/modprobe.conf if present)?


I select 'yes' and press enter.
"OK, sound driver is configured.
ALSA CONFIGURATOR
will prepare the card for playing now.
Now I will load the ALSA sound driver and use amixer to raise the default sound volumes.
You can change the volume later via a mixer.


I select and press ok.

Running update-modules...
Loading Driver...
Setting up ALSA...
Setting default volumes...

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Now ALSA is ready to use
For adjustment of volumes, use your favorite mixer.

Have a lot of fun!
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Finally, alsamixer and volume control is working otherwise it was giving error as
$alsamixer
alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device
and when volume control is selected it is giving error as
no volume control elements and/or devices found.

How to install more than one version of OpenOffice.org?

*How to install more than one version of OpenOffice.org?*

Windows:

1. open WINDOWS START MENU -> RUN ...
2. insert the path and file to the setup OR browse to the location
3. add at the end (behind the setup.exe) " /a" and click OK
4. the setup program start
5. select the location where you want to install OpenOffice.org
6. start the OpenOffice.org the directory where you have install it.
When you install the OpenOffice.org with the option /a then you have NO
systemintegration. (no start menu entries and no file association)

Linux:

1. open new shell
2. change to the directory where all the rpm packages are. (f.e.
/temp/openoffice/rpm)
3. f.e. you want to install the office into the directory
/home/user1/office then insert

rpm -vh --install --dbpath /home/user1/office/.rpm
--nodeps --prefix /home/user1/office/ openoffice*.rpm

after the rpm installation you can start the office from the path
/home/user1/office/program/soffice
When you install the office in this way you have no systemintegration
(no start menu entries and no file association)

Solaris and X86:

It's not possible to install more then one office at once.

*If the instructions above do not work, the you need to change your
UserConfigDirectory.*

1. Open the file bootstraprc(Linux)/bootstrap.ini(windows) in a editor.
2. Change the line UserInstallation=$SYSUSERCONFIG/.openoffice_english
into UserInstallation=$SYSUSERCONFIG/.openoffice_dutch or any other
directory you want.

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Rafaella Braconi.