New to Linux

[foREVer616uk]

Hi there im new to linux and im needing some help.

first of all im using Linux mint (julian)? what ever that means....
as u may have gaverd i am use to windows.

anyway my first problem is that im not getting anysound through my tv i have the
driver for the graphics card wich was downloaded as a restricted driver :/

my main display is my tv wich is plugged by HDMI, now i know its not windows so obv its not guna run anything windows related. by a freind who refferd me to linux said something about a wrapper wich means nothing to me as i am new to this,

my other issue i have is i cant find a driver for my wireless dongle its a belkin n, if thats any help, i tried looking in obvious places like the manufactures site for the driver but i cant find any :S. i am having to use an old wirless card that only gets a 1 bar signal,

any help would be great thanx.

[Nagarjuna]

Hello, and welcome to the wonderful world of Linux! It may seem frustrating at first, but keep at it.

It would probably help greatly to know what model graphics and audio card your using.

If you could run the following commands and copy the text to a reply, it may help:

lspci
aplay -l

Does your computer output audio when it's not plugged into a television?

Regarding the Belkin wireless card, can you specify the model? It may or may not be supported. If it's not supported, you will need to use the ndiswrapper utility. This utility acts as a wrapper for Windows drivers. The device plugs into a USB port correct? If so, the following command might tell us more about the device:

lsusb