never used unix/linux before......need help/suggestions

shadowknight · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Aug 2002 Posts: 142

ok i hate 2 bother you with mundane questions but i'm completely new 2 unix/linux. I've always used microsoft (not by choice). So far i've managed to get gentoo installed and dual booted with winblows 2k. I got x windows up and configured. I couldn't find much about installing gnome so i just typed #emerge gnome. It's working and I have Galeon installed and it's working(#emerge galeon), however I'm sure there are a lot of steps I missed to get full functionality. Can somebody provide a link or explanation to what I need to do next. Also, I'm having problem's with sound. I have on board sound and think this might be part of the problem. I do have a SB 16 with AWE upgrade card in another old machine that I could install if neccessary. I know I'm a moron when it comes to linux, but I think I've managed quite well for getting this far and this being first post. So far I'm very impressed with linux and looking forward to phazing out Winblows all together. The only reason i'm still using is for 3d prog's I use (Softimage XSI and Maya both new versions both for winblows

) I would really appreciate any comments/ suggestions.....

Robert · Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2002 7:42 pm Post subject:

Gentoo is a great way to learn linux ;) As far as your sound issue there may be several ways to approach this. We need to know..

*What chipset does the onboard soundcard have?
*What "problem" exactly? No sound at all? .. or poor sound?
*What steps have you taken already to resolve the problem (if any: like have you instaled any drivers, software or edited any config files)
*What options did you use in the audio section when configuring your kernel?

El_Presidente_Pufferfish · Veteran Joined: 11 Jul 2002 Posts: 1179 Location: Seattle

you can emulate windows to run those 3d programs...not saying it will run like on windows though

shadowknight · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Aug 2002 Posts: 142

Thanks for the info, as far as the chipset goes, under device man in win it's listed as Avance AC97 Audio......I set up alsa as per the documentation on the desktop configuration page for kde........edited the config files, everything except /etc/modules.d/alsa where it says add

shadowknight · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Aug 2002 Posts: 142

Me again

I downloaded some themes and can't seem to figure out how to apply them......I know this sounds stupid but go easy I'm learning :oops:

shadowknight · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Aug 2002 Posts: 142

I got the themes thing figured out WindowMaker does things slightly different

Guest · Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2002 3:14 am Post subject:

Locke · Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2002 11:03 am Post subject: Re: chipset

[quote="shadowknight"]Thanks for the info, as far as the chipset goes, under device man in win it's listed as Avance AC97 Audio/quote]

As root, emerge isapnptools if you haven't already, then run "lspci | grep Audio" and let us know what it says. I use an AC '97 controller as well, and the chipset is an Intel i820.
Here's mine:

torque2k · n00b Joined: 08 Aug 2002 Posts: 29 Location: MI

If I'm not mistaken, all AC97 means is that the onboard soundchip conforms to a standard set by audio companies and mobo manufacturers to allow the CPU to pretend to be DSPs for audio codecs, re: cheaper to produce than a full-blown sound card.

This sounds like a less-than-spectacular audio solution (pardon the bad pun), but the Avance chipset is a good-quality 6-channel system being used on many higher-end boards to allow users to use on-board audio for Dolby Digital 5.1 sound output, many times with SPDIF optical outputs (my new MSI KT3 Ultra has this "option", and I built a system last week with an nVidia nForce 220D chipset-based ASUS board which included all the hookups). I haven't used the SPDIF outputs, but a 5.1 Logitech speaker set plugged into an nVidia nForce board sounded spectacular, and the board was only $80, and included a RealTek 10/100 NIC and GeForce2MX-class video onboard!

According to a README on www.opensound.com :

voidzero · Bodhisattva Joined: 21 Jul 2002 Posts: 265 Location: Grnn

Ok so in other words, I don't need alsa for the kt3-ultra? Alsa is really cheap sound over here (lots of clicks and pops?)

Mark
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amasidlover · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2002 12:31 pm Post subject: Blender

I'm not a 3d expert, but Blender has always been raved about as a 3d tool for Linux, I believe it is a professional product. There was a problem some time ago with the company that released it, but it looks like the source has now been/is about to be bought by an open source foundation, for release as an open source project. Due out beginning of October,

Try: Blender3d