Slackware 8.0 :(

[sheek]

Just how do i configure my sound card to work ?
And I would also like to get X to start automatically so i don't have to go through the motions of typing startx in the console


(Slackware is not hard , Just misunderstood.)

[AdaHacker]

There is no easy way to configure your sound card in Slackware. You have to either compile support for it directly into the kernel, or configure your kernel modules for it. Read the sound HOWTO for details.

To boot directly into X, just change your default runlevel to 4. In /etc/inittab, just change the line that reads
id:3:initdefault:
to
id:4:initdefault:

[jaygee432]

Regarding the soundcard, this is probably the best place to start: http://www.slackware.com/faq/do_faq.php?faq=distro#4

[BoB.gov]

in a directory something like /etc/rc.d/rc.modules, the rc.modules file has a list of some pieces of hardware and the modules slack COULD run on startup. most of them are commented, so you have to scroll through the comments till you find the sound card headding and then see if your specific device is listed in it and if it is, uncomment the line it is on, save the file, and reboot or restart xserver to see if it worked. you'll know cause when you load KDE you get that start up sound.

atleast thats how i did it when i had slackware. im not too sure if thats the directory exactly, but i know the file is rc.modules .

hope it helps! if your sound card isnt listed... beats me!