Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Sound card drivers must be modules?

[Canek Peláez Valdés]

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote:
>>>>> But I get the warning about "Module snd_hda_intel not found" which is
>>>>> the built-in chip.
>>>>
>>>> That's because you don't have that module, it's built into the kernel.
>>>> This also means the the options lines in alsa.conf will not do anything.
>>>
>>> OK, so I need to build them as modules, or I need to change those
>>> lines in alsa.conf?  If I can avoid building them as modules I'd like
>>> to.  How can those lines be written when the drivers are built into
>>> the kernel?
>>
>> This is from /etc/conf.d/alsasound:
>>
>> # LOAD_ON_START:
>> # Do you want to load sound modules when alsasound starts?
>> # Note: The Gentoo ALSA developers encourage you to build your sound
>> #       drivers into the kernel unless the device is hotpluggable or
>> #       you need to supply specific options (such as model= to HD-Audio).
>> # no - Do not load modules
>> # yes - Load modules
>> LOAD_ON_START="yes"
>>
>> I've never had a hot-pluggable sound card, so I can only guess whether
>> hald would somehow load that sound module for you.
>>
>> So say LOAD_ON_START="no", compile the on-board sound driver into the
>> kernel and do the other one as a module -- and let us know if it works
>> when you plug it in :o)
>
> Thanks, I will try that right away.  Is it necessary for me to keep
> the USB sound driver as a module since it could be plugged in or not?
> I can't build that one in too?

Of course you can. If the module is not being used (i.e., the USB card
is not connected), it barely uses resources. In my desktop I have the
gspca webcam module built-in, even if my webcam is not connected all
the time. The same thing with things like USB gamepads.

Regards.
-- 
Canek Peláez Valdés
Instituto de Matemáticas
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México