I’m starting a new course next term that requires familiarisation with the Linux operating environment, so I bought a box-set of SuSe Linux 9.1 and have installed it onto my computer.
The installation went a lot smoother than expected, and my computer is now dual-boot Windows XP and Linux. However, I can’t access the net at present through Linux, and there’s an odd glitch with the sound.
The net problem is two-fold: a) I have a software modem (CXT SoftK56) which I’m not confident that my Linux has been able to properly detect, but it’s hard to tell about that until b) I find a way to get AOL, my ISP (don’t ask–when we got it, it was the only ISP offering free calls for a fixed monthly fee, and the bill-payer is reluctant to change it), to work in Linux.
I’ve heard rumours that there’s a Linux version of AOL in the pipeline, but I haven’t been able to find it to download and AOL tech support denied its existence when I tried them. The Linspire dialer requires paid-for software. Anybody managed to get around this using Linux?
The solution to my other early problem is probably really simple, in which case I apologise. Every time I boot up Linux, my sound card doesn’t work. I have to go into YAST (the setup tool) each time, and go into the sound section and click on the sound card. Then it works, playing my mp3s and such-like, until the end of the session. But it doesn’t ‘remember to work like before’ next time I start up the OS.
Thanks for any help.
Linux Newbie bc