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From: Jeremy Huddleston <jeremy@×××××××××××.org>
To: Kevin <gentoo-dev@××××××.biz>
Cc: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] ALSA and kernel 2.6.1-gentoo-r1 and /etc/init.d/alsasound
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 04:04:49
Message-Id: 1077077067.32223.193.camel@eradicator.outersquare.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] ALSA and kernel 2.6.1-gentoo-r1 and /etc/init.d/alsasound by Kevin
1 If you've synced since the 15th, the emerge message has been changed to:
2
3 This does not work with kernel 2.6 !!!
4 Please use the kernel modules or alsa-driver-1.0.2c or greater
5
6 Perhaps I should a bit more clear... sorry.
7
8 Bug 3429 was closed because AFAIK all the issues int hat bug were
9 resolved. There is another open bug dealing with loading too many
10 modules (41600). That is the only 2.6 issue I am aware of at this
11 point.
12
13 On Tue, 2004-02-17 at 18:00, Kevin wrote:
14 > Bug 34929 in bugzilla says it's resolved, but it sure looks related to
15 > what I describe here (or is that bug the reason why emerge announces that
16 > this does not work with 2.6.x kernels?).
17 >
18 > On Tuesday 17 February 2004 18:57, Kevin wrote:
19 > > On Tuesday 17 February 2004 15:44, Jeremy Huddleston wrote:
20 > > > Follow my device since I'm the developer ;)
21 > > >
22 > > > I'm not on gentoo-users, so please feel free to forward my response
23 > > > there as well.
24 > > >
25 > > > media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.2c should work with your 2.6.x kernel.
26 > > > The results of emerging this package would give you the same
27 > > > configuration as configuging alsa to be built as modules in the
28 > > > kernel's 'make config' (aside from version differences). The ones in
29 > > > 2.6.x are KNOWN to work correct, and the alsa-driver ones SHOULD work
30 > > > correct (according to alsa, they DO work, but I don't take their word
31 > > > for it).
32 > > >
33 > > > So the prefered method for alsa usage if you want to help test things
34 > > > is:
35 > > > alsa-driver-1.0.2c
36 > > > alsa-lib-1.0.2
37 > > > alsa-utils-1.0.2
38 > > > alsa-oss-1.0.2
39 > > > alsa-tools-1.0.2
40 > >
41 > > Um... should this be a bug report or...
42 > >
43 > > I can emerge alsa-lib, -utils, -oss, -tools (1.0.2) just fine with:
44 > >
45 > > ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge alsa-*
46 > >
47 > > but cannot do so for alsa-driver (1.0.2c).
48 > >
49 > > When I try, the emerge process announces:
50 > >
51 > > * This does not work with kernel 2.6 !!!
52 > >
53 > > and then fails with:
54 > > !!! ERROR: media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.2c failed.
55 > >
56 > > Apparently a known bug, but unless I misunderstood, you just said the
57 > > preferred method was...
58 > >
59 > > Pls advise...
60 > >
61 > > Thx.
62 > >
63 > > -Kevin
64 > >
65 > > --
66 > > gentoo-dev@g.o mailing list

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Re: [gentoo-dev] ALSA and kernel 2.6.1-gentoo-r1 and /etc/init.d/alsasound Erik Swanson <gentoo-dev@××××××××××××.name>
Re: [gentoo-dev] ALSA and kernel 2.6.1-gentoo-r1 and /etc/init.d/alsasound Kevin <gentoo-dev@××××××.biz>