Re: 2.5.5-pre1 kernel - compile as modules?

[Curtis Veit <curtisv@lineo.com>]

On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 04:08:19PM +0100, Duncan Sands wrote:
> I just gave the 2.5.5-pre1 kernel a whirl.  Just to be different,
> I compiled all sound support into the kernel rather than as
> modules.  On startup I get:
> 
> Feb 14 15:43:55 baldrick kernel: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 0.9.0beta10.
> Feb 14 15:43:55 baldrick kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k snd-card-0, errno = 2
> Feb 14 15:43:55 baldrick last message repeated 7 times
> Feb 14 15:43:55 baldrick kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k snd-card-1, errno = 2

I cut a bit out here...

> 
> And then later there are all sorts of problems, such as
> 
> cat /proc/asound/cards
> 
> claims there is no such device.
> 
> Must sound support be compiled as modules?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Duncan.
> 

I have been backporting the 2.5 patch to 2.4.18-preX and compiling
drivers into the kernel only for hardware which I have installed on 
the machine.

So far this has worked (at least partially - see below) with
yamaha YMF-744
sound blaster live 
sound blaster 1371

I also have compiled for the Delta 1010 (ICE) but don't have all 
the utilities so I don't know if it is really working (might
check it out a little more this weekend)

I've mostly used the mixer (aumix) and PCM devices
(playing MP3 files) with success.

Because this seemed to work I did not even look to see if there
were any error messages generated.  The only thing I did before
trying to use the devices was to look in /proc.


If anyone has suggestions for how to easily test more
devices quickly feel free to post some instructions and 
I'll post the results here.  (I have some other HW I could
test as well. gravis and others)  

Actually if anyone would care to help in putting together 
an automated test suite... I could justify spending time 
to work on it. 

Regards,

Curtis



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