From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pc-24-151-10-129.newt1.ct.charter.com ([24.151.10.129] helo=h14me.yi.org) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18dFuy-0002ED-00 for ; Mon, 27 Jan 2003 15:31:45 -0500 Received: from localhost (IDENT:1003@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.yi.org (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id h0RKVfR0004490 for ; Mon, 27 Jan 2003 15:31:41 -0500 Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 15:31:41 -0500 (EST) From: Alex Snow X-X-Sender: alex_snow@h14me.yi.org To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Soundcards Revisited In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: So I need to rebuild my kernel? Dammit! Well better get started if I want it to finish by the time the 4.x kernels come out...:-) -- A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up yours!" On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Toby Fisher wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Alex Snow wrote: > > > Hi. It seems to work fine with oss but alsa still won't load. I'm > > passing the irq and i/o address on the command line but it doesn't load. > > I get the same thing about no such device /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/bla bla > > bla. > > This is probably because you have OSS drivers as modules. > > In order for alsa to work, you must build the kernel saying yes to sound, > but then no to everything else. Then build alsa drivers, libs and utils > against those kernel sources. > > Your modules then should be in the directory: > > /lib/modules/kernel.version.number/kernel/sound > > For example, my SB Live card, which is a pci card, has one of its modules > at: > /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/sound/pci/emu10k1/snd-emu10k1.o > > This is using version 0.9.0beta12 of alsa, so this may vary, but I thik > this is the location for the later versions of alsa, though I think the > path you gave sounds right for 0.5.12A which I think you said you were > using. > In addition, make sure that *all* of the oss modules are gone before you > try using the alsa driver modules. > > HTH > > - -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby@tjfisher.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: pgpenvelope 2.10.2 - http://pgpenvelope.sourceforge.net/ > > iD8DBQE+NTsJKl9qIwuqk+IRArIjAKDdoqse1oYy2XbbRJh5YeNs/41UxQCfVN7S > HvPQkwwP90Q9cUSkMtU8zh4= > =ieaL > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >