Re: CVS ALSA failed upgrade in Linux 2.6.3

[William <walsac2@liam2.demon.co.uk>]

James Courtier-Dutton <James@superbug.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Use directions at: -
>http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=AlsaBuild2.6
>

Thanks, James.  Like I said in my previous reply to you, the section
describing option 1 is confusing because it seems to contradict itself
firstly by saying alsa-driver is needed (at the first paragraph) and
secondly by saying alsa-driver might not be needed (at the end of the section)
because Linux 2.6.3 includes alsa-driver-1.0.2,
which misses the point of wanting to use CVS alsa-driver in the first place,
i.e. to get the very latest drivers -- not those in alsa-driver-1.0.2.
Basically it doesn't explain why you should install CVS alsa-drivers.
Also it doesn't say what to do with alsa-kernel yet the cvs example shows
alsa-kernel being checked out.  As Takashi Iwai said earlier, alsa-kernel
includes stable drivers only and excludes new/experimental drivers.
My understanding is you should install either alsa-kernel or CVS alsa-drivers,
but not both of them.

William


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