Re: new alsa docs.

[Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey@boosthardware.com>]

James Tappin wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Aug 2002 18:25:22 +0900
> PS> > On Tue, 06 Aug 2002, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
> PS> > 
> PS> > 
> PS> >>I'm have soreted out all the final bugs I had with the new docs
> PS> >setup. >Added the midi stuff and I feel that the site is ready for
> PS> >prime time.>
> PS> >>You can see it here:
> PS> >>
> PS> >>http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/
> 
> Just a couple of minor queries.
> 1) In the "Setting up modprobe and kmod support" you do not include the
> line:
>         alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
> (at least for the two cards relevant to me [trident and ice1712] but you
> do
> include it in the explanation. Which is recommended?
> 

Hmmm, good question. I have added it for now as they are different minor 
numbers.

> 2) For debian it is possible to add a new file "alsasound" (say) to
> /etc/modutils/ and update-modules will find it (I'm not sure if this is
> recommended practice or not, I'm still very much a beginner with
> debian).
> 

Ahh. So all files that configure modules in some way eg startup or 
modules.conf are dealt with by modutils? I'll read up and see if I can 
make the tip more precise.

> Overall though, a nice piece of work, that should be very useful in
> making ALSA more accessible to new users.
> 

Thanks.



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