linuxconf woes

[nhiebert]

Hello all,

I just installed Redhat 7.1 and I'm trying to get my sound working. I opened up my kde control panel and when I clicked on linuxconf, it told me that I did not have linux conf on my computer and that I should install the package. Okay, I plopped in my package CD and found linuxconf. When I tried to install it, it gives me an error window with the only thing in it being the name of the file. I've tried to install other packages and it does the same thing.
After I click 'ok' on the error box it starts copying files and then right when it gets to the end, it stops. When I hit 'reload' on the package manager, the package I just installed isn't. Very frustrating. I though Redhat installs linuxconf as default. Any suggestions on how to get linuxconf on my RH7.1 machine?

[wing]

I am also using RH71. I installed linuxconf in command line after I found it was not installed by default. You can try this as root (insert your CD first):
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
cd /mnt/cdrom/redhat/rpms
rpm -ivh linuxconf-xxx.rpm
Please replace 'linuxconf-xxx.rpm' by the real name of your package file.

[fancypiper]

Ughh..linuxconf :eek:

I have had it mess up my system several times so I avoid it lile the plague.

Try logging into a command line virtual terminal (preferred) or an x terminal, su -, then run sndconfig or setup.

Or: edit /etc/conf.modules with the proper values

Or: compile your soundcard's support into the kernel instead of loading a module.

There are probably more ways that are better than using any GUI interface.

[Psycho]

You can install linuxconf as outlined by wing.

As fancypiper says linuxconf dose not do some things well. I have not had it mess up my system (yet), but it's mainly an off the iso install with the updates done manually.

I don't think they kept it in sync with all the changes along the way to 7.1. A major annoyance for me is _if_ there's an error it's lying under the _almost_ gui so you can't even read it.

Fancypiper nailed it for sndconfig...

I think the best bet for other stuff is man and the text editor of your choice along with killall -HUP xinetd or whatever. Remember this ain't WinDoze so you don't need to reboot for every tiny tweak :D

--glenn

[ 30 June 2001: Message edited by: Psycho ]

[nhiebert]

Thanks all! Everything is working as it should right now.

Nathan