jackois

Hi there... if it's still required, here's how I've got on so far... start your linux boot and then press escape for the verbose mode... after a short while it asks the question do you want an interactive boot? or press i for interactive boot. If you do this it's a bit like the old safe mode command prompt in windows i.e. do you want to start... press y n or c etc. Do yes for everything apart from pcmcia devices... do no for this and you'll boot up. Once boooted up go into Mandrake user centre as root, press for system options and uncheck the option to start pcmcia on boot. If you aren't using pcmcia devices there's nothing else to do... if you are, well I'm still trying to work out how to get my netgear card up and running.... :unsure: hope this helps, Jacko.

Just quickly on this... diferent laptop, similar prob.. try harddrake to detect your hardware... somewhere on the left hand list it will show your sound card.. click this and see the description. At the bottom are 2 config buttons... one allows you to pick the driver you want to use from a list.. if the one you need is there click on this and instal... if it's the same as my prob you'll need to reboot after this but you should have sound... hope this helps.. Jacko.