That limited title makes me sounds like a caveman!
I just installed Mepis linux 3.3.1, which looks like a great distro! I booted up the live-cd and it auto-detected all my settings, including internet (dsl connection) and my sound card, all without any trouble. I then did a hd install with an ext3 filesystem. When I booted into that, however, I recieved the error about my sound card and that it would use null output. Also I cannot access the internet. I tried running netconfig from a konsole but I'd imagine Mepis runs a bit different from the distro I'm used to, Slackware.
Anyway does anyone have any ideas how to get me up and running?
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Live cd distros normally come packed with default drivers for hardware that is detected .
Yet , as you found out , you are missing the driver packages related to some hardware for your specifc system .
After the install , you need to go into the hardware configuration utility , and install packages related to hardware that was not setup for you .
This is relatively easy , and they should be contained in the live distro you have .
Why they were not installed is because the person who developed the script either made a goof , or just forgot to include them in the setup scripts
If none are found :
I use puppy linux (live linux os) , go online , locate device driver packages , and burn the to the puupy linux cd .
The trick here is to burn the puppy iso using nero , but dont close the cd , this allows you to add files downloaded to the hard drive to be burned to the same cd that has puppy on it .
Handy , and device driver packages , and software can be added to the puppy cd as required .
Puppy also fits on one of those mini cds , a really portable os for the road .
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In your case , leave the installed distro as it is now , but reuse the bootable os , go online and download the packages you require for your hardware .
Reboot pc from allready installed os , and install device drivers , and you should be cured ... -
Thanks for all the info!!! I actually discovered what the problem was a short time ago. I installed GRUB to my /root of my linux partition because I didn't want to take the chance of messing up the MBR. Unfortunately this left me no way to get into my newly installed linux distro! I tried making a floppy with GRUB from the live-cd but that didn't work. I then decided to use an old floppy disk that I had with GRUB from my slackware install to try and boot it up. It must have booted the wrong kernel and that was what was causing my problems. I found this app called "smart boot manager" that loads onto a floppy, I tried it after a reinstall of linux and everything was cured! Now if only I could get wine to recognize dvd shrink and photoshop...
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