Re: Configuring ALSA in kernel-2.5

[Stephen Hassard <steve@hassard.net>]

technically, you don't need to run the script, with one really huge catch. you need a working devfsd. with the recent devfsd update, that's not really a possibility, therefore you need the script.

if you're seriously going to use alsa, it's worth updating the 2.5 kernel's alsa with one from CVS or a recent release. the kernel version is old and crusty.

if you've been watching the alsa-devel mailing list, I sent out a message a week ago asking how to do this.

the quick and sloppy answer to this is:
1. download and extract alsa (tgz or cvs) and kernel
2. in /usr/src/linux-2.5.xx/sound, do: "cp -Rf /path_to_alsa/alsa-kernel/* ."
3. in /usr/src/linux-2.5.xx/include/sound, do: "cp -Rf /path_to_alsa/alsa-kernel/include/* ."

that should be enough to update alsa in the kernel.

later,
Steve

On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 04:00:04PM -0500, Louis Garcia wrote:
> I thought you didn.t need that package because it was merged into 2.5?
> 
> --Lou
> 
> On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 15:06, Frans Ketelaars wrote:
> > On Thursday 27 March 2003 20:55, Louis Garcia wrote:
> > > Sorry no, I'm not running devfs. Where is that script snddevices?
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help, --Lou
> > 
> > <big snip>
> > 
> > In the alsa-driver directory :)
> > 
> > HTH,
> > 
> >     -Frans
> > 
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