Collins Richey wrote:
> 
> FYI,
> 
> package media-sound/sox requires sys-kernel/linux-extras, but it is not
> marked in the dependancies.

Do u have "alsa" in USE?
if that is the case I recommend you use the alsa modules for your sound
card because alot of sound packages will
rely on alsa.
You find all neccessary information for alsa drivers in the kernel doc
dir /usr/share/doc/linux-extras/INSTALL.gz or
/usr/share/doc/linux/INSTALL.gz. There is also a FAQ.gz.
If you don't use the devfs u should run the script I attached to this
mail.

BTW: I'm currently working on a new kernel package and I thank u for
your posts, this kernel will work alot of better.

bye achim~
> 
> --
> Collins Richey
> Denver area
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#!/bin/bash

MAJOR=116
OSSMAJOR=14
MAX_CARDS=4
PERM=666
STATIC=1
OWNER=root.root

if [ "`grep -w -E "^audio" /etc/group`x" != x ]; then
  PERM=660
  OWNER=root.audio
fi

function create_odevice () {
  rm -f $1
  echo -n "Creating $1..."
  mknod -m $PERM $1 c $OSSMAJOR $2
  chown $OWNER $1
  echo " done"
}

function create_odevices () {
  tmp=0
  tmp1=0
  rm -f $1 $1?
  echo -n "Creating $1?..."
  while [ $tmp1 -lt $MAX_CARDS ]; do
    minor=$[ $2 + $tmp ]
    mknod -m $PERM $1$tmp1 c $OSSMAJOR $minor
    chown $OWNER $1$tmp1
    tmp=$[ $tmp + 16 ]
    tmp1=$[ $tmp1 + 1 ]
  done
  echo " done"
}

function create_device1 () {
  rm -f $1
  minor=$2
  echo -n "Creating $1..."
  mknod -m $PERM $1 c $MAJOR $minor
  chown $OWNER $1
  echo " done"
}

function create_devices () {
  tmp=0
  rm -f $1 $1?
  echo -n "Creating $1?..."
  while [ $tmp -lt $MAX_CARDS ]; do
    minor=$[ $tmp * 32 ]
    minor=$[ $2 + $minor ]
    mknod -m $PERM "${1}C${tmp}" c $MAJOR $minor
    chown $OWNER "${1}C${tmp}"
    tmp=$[ $tmp + 1 ]
  done
  echo " done"
}

function create_devices2 () {
  tmp=0
  rm -f $1 $1?
  echo -n "Creating $1??..."
  while [ $tmp -lt $MAX_CARDS ]; do
    tmp1=0
    while [ $tmp1 -lt $3 ]; do
      minor=$[ $tmp * 32 ]
      minor=$[ $2 + $minor + $tmp1 ]
      mknod -m $PERM "${1}C${tmp}D${tmp1}" c $MAJOR $minor
      chown $OWNER "${1}C${tmp}D${tmp1}"
      tmp1=$[ $tmp1 + 1 ]
    done
    tmp=$[ $tmp + 1 ]
  done
  echo " done"
}

if test "$1" = "-?" || test "$1" = "-h" || test "$1" = "--help"; then
  echo "Usage: snddevices [max]"
  exit
fi

if test "$1" = "max"; then
  DSP_MINOR=19
fi

# OSS (Lite) compatible devices...

if test $OSSMAJOR -eq 14; then
  create_odevices /dev/mixer		0
  create_odevice /dev/sequencer		1
  create_odevices /dev/midi		2
  create_odevices /dev/dsp		3
  create_odevices /dev/audio		4
  create_odevice /dev/sndstat		6
  create_odevice /dev/music		8
  create_odevices /dev/dmmidi		9
  create_odevices /dev/dmfm		10
  create_odevices /dev/amixer		11	# alternate mixer
  create_odevices /dev/adsp		12	# alternate dsp
  create_odevices /dev/amidi		13	# alternate midi
  create_odevices /dev/admmidi		14	# alternate direct midi
  # create symlinks
  ln -svf /dev/mixer0 /dev/mixer
  ln -svf /dev/midi0 /dev/midi
  ln -svf /dev/dsp0 /dev/dsp
  ln -svf /dev/audio0 /dev/audio
  ln -svf /dev/music /dev/sequencer2
  ln -svf /dev/adsp0 /dev/adsp
  ln -svf /dev/amidi0 /dev/amidi
fi

# New devices (obsolete now)...

mv -f /dev/sndstat /dev/1sndstat
rm -f /dev/snd*
mv -f /dev/1sndstat /dev/sndstat
if [ -d /dev/snd ]; then
  rm -f /dev/snd/*
  rmdir /dev/snd
fi
if [ $STATIC -gt 0 ]; then
  mkdir -p /dev/snd
  create_devices  /dev/snd/control	0
  create_device1  /dev/snd/seq		1
  create_devices2 /dev/snd/hw		2	4
  create_devices2 /dev/snd/mixer	6	2
  create_devices2 /dev/snd/pcm		16	16
  create_devices2 /dev/snd/midi		8	4
fi

# New dynamic sound device filesystem

if [ $STATIC -le 0 ]; then
  echo "ALSA dynamic sound device filesystem"
  ln -sfv /proc/asound/dev /dev/snd
fi

# Loader devices

echo "ALSA loader devices"
rm -f /dev/aload*
create_devices  /dev/aload		0
create_device1  /dev/aloadSEQ		1