Re: [cooker-amd64] Re: Re: using and compiling rpms not specifically put together for amd64

[Arie Folger]

On Wednesday 28 January 2004 12:32, Duncan wrote:
> Thus, I don't think your description of the problem is entirely accurate,
> since it routes to both, automatically.  Pardon me if this seems
> simplistic to you, but I'd call this the most likely problem, given
> what you mentioned.  Verify that you have the audio cable (NOT the
> data cable, this is separate, and much smaller) connected both to the
> sound card/mobo CD or AUX audio jack, AND to the similar connector on the
> CD/DVD unit itself. If you don't, that's the problem. (The cable is small,
> MUCH smaller than the normal ATA/ATAPI data ribbon, typically black or
> gray, the jacks only four-conductor, smaller than the power jack, about
> twice the size of the headphone jack, but rectangular.)

Aha. Now that you mention that, indeed, I saw some pins on which I plugged 
nothing. If only I'd known that before. Now I just have to find out if my 
Shuttle XPC (I did write my $0.02 off line to the new list member who asked 
about it - basically smooth sailing, but for the SIL SATA which isn't 
supported yet) has that cable included and plugged into the appropriate spot 
on the mother board, or whether I need to buy a new cable.

BTW, I also installed my previously habitual distro (still on the office 
computer), Fedora for 32 bit machines, and although everything works, the 
sound card doesn't, even as it is recognized. Is that a 64bit issue, or was 
there an issue a few months ago with support for i810 ac97 soundcards?

I basically installed both distros because I wanted to see what a gnome 
environment without kde programs looked like, and whether I could live 
without kde. (answer: perhaps, but gnome needs some more work. Plus, I like 
kde, but hate the way RH treats kde in its menus)

Thanks,

Arie
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