From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 22 13:35:31 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3112E16A41F for ; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:35:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net (smtp3.suscom.net [64.78.119.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF9FA43D6A for ; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:35:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A00A210138 for ; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:35:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp3.suscom.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 20578-04-62 for ; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:35:15 -0500 (EST) Received: from seibercom.net (ip148.217.susc.suscom.net [216.45.217.148]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with SMTP id D8BCE210135 for ; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:35:14 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.0.4] (budman [192.168.0.4]) by seibercom.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k0MDZERe021543 for ; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:35:14 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:35:15 -0500 From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: gerard@seibercom.net Organization: Seibercom In-Reply-To: References: <20060121160723.D422.GERARD@seibercom.net> X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Message-Id: <20060122083014.C5B2.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.24.01 [en] X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88/1247/Sat Jan 21 05:24:51 2006 on seibercom.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at suscom.net Subject: Re: Sound driver for Compaq Presario? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:35:31 -0000 On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 01:15:09 +0100 (CET), Andreas Davour wrote: > > Have you tried contacting the technical support staff for the PC? They > > should be able to tell you what is installed. > > No, but I might have to do that after all. I'm afraid I have very bad > experiences from similar support staff. > > /andreas I am sorry to hear that. Over the years, I have found that if I provide all the pertinent information that could be required; i.e., serial and model numbers as well as anything else that might be available on the machine's name or identification plate, or stamped into the machine's case, I have been able to get virtually any information that I required. It occasionally takes a few days however. -- Gerard Seibert gerard@seibercom.net