Installing PnP Driver to install alsa drivers

[ripley]

I am a very new Linux user.
I have Red Hat 9 kernel 2.4.20.8. ASUS Mobo P4P 800-E Deluxe
The mobo includes support for sound and included Alsa drivers although I downloaded the latest version.
I have reviewed many of the suggestion on this board as well as downloading a lot of How-to but I;m not sure what to do next.
At root I am running:
./ configure --with-isapnp=yes switch
Although it finds ISA PnP driver in kernel the next line
says PnP driver in kernel… no

My question is where do I get this driver and how do I install it.

I have considered installing isapnptools but not sure whether this will work.

Thank you for any guidance you can give.

[PeasleeR]

Lol, this sounds exactly like me. I have the P4P800, and was attempting to install the ALSA drivers for my integrated sound card on RH9 with a 2.4.x kernel. Take a look at this thread for some help, although basically, it isn't possible on the 2.4.x. Time to look at upgrading to 2.6.x

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20997

Enjoy

Robert Peaslee

[ripley]

PeasleeR:

Thank you for the link. That really helps and has saved me a lot of time going down the same cul-de-sac.

I am curious as to what you decided to do:
Did you upgrade the kernel to 2.6.6? I believe you can install it along side others and select it when the GRUB bootloader appears.
Or did you switch to Gentoo?
Was it difficult uninstalling/removing RH
Is your sound now working?

I have got a lot of How To stuff on kernel updates but would be interested in your experience of this.

Thank you again for your input

[PeasleeR]

I attempted Fedora Core 2, but had some problems with installing from DVD media. Then I found out about the 2.6.x Master Boot record thing, and didn't try installing any other distrobutions until I learned more.

Uninstalling RH9 is as easy as formatting the partitions it resides on, then installing another distrobution in the now empty partitions.

I looked around at upgrading RH9 to the 2.6.7 kernel, but it seemed a little too complicated for my current knowledge of linux. I am going to a LUG later today, I am hoping some of the other people's knowledge will rub off on me :-P

My sound is still not working. After FC2 decided to not cooperate, and me being nervous about the 2.6.x MBR thing, I reinstalled RH9. So now I can't access the internet or have sound, but it is a good way to learn the basics so I can do something like install Gentoo or Slackware later.

Care to share those links on updating the kernel? Most of the ones I looked at were manuals, and not the easiest things to read :-D

Best regards,

Robert Peaslee

[ripley]

I know what you mean about not running before walking; although, I am still crawling.

The best kernel rebuild information comes from Kwan Lowe (kwan@digitalhermit.com). It is still a work in progress but appears to be thorough and clear. Go to:

http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/K...ild-HOWTO.html

I managed to get printing and internet connection up without a fuss. I am going to leave the kernel rebuild and sound for later and move onto networking. RH Bible in hand!

Thanks for the formatting tips.