>- I have Mandrake 8.2 on a Compaq Deskpro
>- 4000 and harddrake says the sound card is an
>- ISA ESS 1869.  If I hit "Configuration Tool"
>- it pops up a window with a list of sound cards
>- and the ESS1869 highlighted.  If I hit "OK"
>- there, I'm told there is an error in the 
>- modprobe call "Can't locate module isa-pnp". 
>- So I guess I need to get this module?  If so,
>- how do I do that?

> I am redhat not mandrake but...
> switch to root
> su -
> try
> locate isapnp
> 
> it should turn up the module in
> /lib/modules/2.4.xxx/modules.isapnpmap
 
Yup, it did. 

> so I would then turn my attention to
> /etc/modules.conf
> make a copy of it 

done.

> emacs /etc/modules.conf
> 
> eliminate all references to your sound card,
> including things like...
> save the file and exit 

OK, did that. 

> then to clean up (some habits die hard)
> depmod -ae

OK.

> then try...
> sndconfig

Oops.  No sndconfig on Mandrake 8.2.  Tried
"apropos sound" but don't see anything useful. 

> of course the PCI cards seem to always
> auto-detect and find an available
> IRQ/DMA channel...Fry's sells some cheapies for
> about $10. 

May have to get one.  Unless you, or some
Mandrake guru, has any further suggestions?

Thanks!  Scott

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