where can i install my sound card driver or configure it

[vitalstrike82]

Hi ,
i have just install suse enterprise desktop onto my pc. Right now i cant hear any sound when use this OS. I guess the driver is not install or etc.

Where can i install the driver for my sound card hardware or configure? I search for so long i could not find any solutions..

Please help

[gogalthorp]

Have you gone into Yast-Hardware and run sound card setup?

If that does not work open a konsole become root by typeing su then password

run
alsaconf

see if that works should get a sound at the end.

also be sure that the voulme control is active and turned up

[vitalstrike82]

Hi, thanks..
it works.. Btw can you explain to me what is this alsaconf thing?
Is it a unix command or a built in program?

Sorry to ask this qns. I just migrate from windows and usually windows just make use of clicking to solve the problem.

Thanks

[gogalthorp]

Linux is the name of the kernel. Basically the kernel runs and schedules tasks, manage memory, manages drivers etc.

All other things are done by other programs.

The original sound system in Linux was called OSS some programs still use it. The newer and better sound system is alsa (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) here is the developer's home page

Main Page - AlsaProject

There you can absorb all you like about alsa including the source code.

enjoy

[vitalstrike82]

Hi thank you...