3 Important Quesitons!

[Trigger-X]

Hello there are 3 Quetions I having been asking myslef over and over again, and I was just wondering could Help me with some of them.

Quesiton 1. I installed Mandrake 7.2 and I accidently clicked Recommend instead of Full is there a way I can still install the Full without unistalling?

Question 2. When I configure my modem and ISP it asks me for an Domain Name, what am I supposed to put for that msn.com? MSN is my ISP... and then it asks me about an DNS IP address... What is that? and do I need that?

Question 3. In KDE I don't seem to get any sound...? I played some games and stuff and dont get anything...? In GNOME sound works fine... do I have to configure anything or is KDE just like that?

Thanks! I really apperciate if you could clear some of this stuff up for me!

[bdg1983]

Did you see the post below yours? 'Finding my ISP's Domain Name Servers'. Works if you have access to Windows. If not, you may have to give msn a call.

[Trigger-X]

Oh... Sorry I didnt see that Discussion... I hate when that happens... What about the Full Install thing and the sound in KDE? Could anyone help me on that?

[Trigger-X]

Please?... I have an "Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128" and "Sound Blaster AudioPCI 129 Legacy Device"... I just wondered why sound seems to work in GNOME but not in KDE? Is there something I have to configure in KDE for the sound to work?

[chaoscapstone]

I work at an ISP, and you will also see the domain login in NT/2000. For MSN you would leave it blank

[Trigger-X]

Oh ok... For the DNS IP would I fill that in? I have my two DNS IP's for MSN... So I would assume I would fill that in...
Thanks

[bdg1983]

Why not try either way? If one works, leave it.

[Trigger-X]

Ok, I tried to connnect to the Internet I set everything up, and looked at the NHF and think I did everything right, but when it trys to find my modem it says "Sorry, The Modem is Busy" what is that supposed to mean! My modem is in COM3 so I get it to /dev/ttyS2, I have an Internal Modem it is an "MSP3880-U 56k modem" Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? :confused:
Thanks

[micxz]

I'm running Suse Linux 7.0 and I couldn't get the sound to work either. UNTIL I used YAST to configure the sound card. I'm coming in a little late here in the posting but are you still having trouble woth the sound? Hope you an use yast?

[Trigger-X]

Ya, I have a thing with the sound it is wierd. The sound seems to work in GNOME but not in KDE it is wierd... I have an "Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128" and it also says on the slip about my computer a "Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128 Legacy Device". I dont know what the problem is... It dosent work in KDE.. but works in GNOME... kinda wierd... is there something I have to configure? Help is apperciated!
Thanks

[rattus]

I had a similar problem with Drake 7.2, and sound working within Gnome but not KDE.

IIRC, I got my soundcard (ESS 1868 Audiodrive) working by _not_ using Drake to set it up - I used soundcfg from the cli, and now everything works like a dream.

HTH

[Trigger-X]

Ya.. I did sndconfig and found the thing and tested it and it works I guess... well the sample did. No application sounds work if there are any....

[rattus]

OK, more information required:

1) Which apps are you expecting sound from, and not getting it?

2) Have you attempted to assign sounds to events within Kcontrol? IIRC (and I'm posting this from work -> no access to my Linux box, so IIRC is a genuine warning :) ) KDE defaults to _no_ sounds for events - I ended up with some in the process of playing with the theme installer :)

[Trigger-X]

Oh... so that is why, cause there isnt sound assigned to certain events.... Well that clears it up. It is on KDE Default right now. So in GNOME there must be sounds assigned to certain things like when I click something or open/close etc.... Umm... In KDE I'm not getting sounds for when I open apps or etc.. like GNOME... but if that is KDE default not to have sound to apps that would be why. Like in KDE when I logout I dont get a noise but it GNOME I do. I'm not getting any sounds on games but to try turn the sound up or something... or do I have to configure sound for KDE games?

[Trigger-X]

Ok... I went into Arts Control in KDE and it gives me the Volume control thing, the light on the control thing are lighted up.. dont know if that matters but, Then I went into GNOME where the Theme sounds work etc... and went into Arts Conrtol and it gave me this:
Error arts control:
Connection to soundserver failed make sure that artsd is really running
Also I went into a Potato Guy Game...please dont ask. Anyways The sound didnt work and I had it checked in KDE and GNOME... I dont know what the deal is... Could someone please help!
Thanks for you time.

[rattus]

Right, getting closer to the problem now.

You probably don't want the arts soundserver working while you're in Gnome (arts is a KDE sound server) - and sound works in Gnome without arts, so don't mess with it.

Are you sure that potato guy _has_ sound? If there's no sound in Gnome for potato guy, but you get the clicks and wooshes from the Gnome UI, then I'd assume potato guy is a soundless game.

Yes, sound is not a requirement for all games. People seem to get irritated when I add my own "charge" noises when we're playing chess, so apparently there are some games that are better _without_ sound ;)

[Trigger-X]

Well... I tried a diffrent game: LTris or something like that and some other games and the sound works great! It works better in Linux! Boy Linux is great! :) I guess Mr. Potato game didnt have sound but There was a sound thing on there ... Dosent really matter, Mr. Patato Head could of had a bug... Anyways the sound works now, so I have nothing to complain about!
Thanks!!!!!!!! :D

[mychl]

didn't see if you got an answer to your first question, but you don't have to uninstall, you could just format the partitions when installing....

[beetle4418]

I just installed wolverine (redhat) and I have a Soundblaster AudioPCI 128 also, and it works fine with KDE. I'm not sure what version comes with wolverine, but maybe try and upgrade to that

later all

[Trigger-X]

I already installed Mandrake 7.2 and did Recommened, and it didnt install the 4th disc with other Apps on it can I sill install those apps on the 4th disc?