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On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: |
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>> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>>>>>> But I get the warning about "Module snd_hda_intel not found" which is |
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>>>>>>> the built-in chip. |
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>>>>>>> |
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>>>>>> That's because you don't have that module, it's built into the kernel. |
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>>>>>> This also means the the options lines in alsa.conf will not do anything. |
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>>>>>> |
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>>>>> OK, so I need to build them as modules, or I need to change those |
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>>>>> lines in alsa.conf? If I can avoid building them as modules I'd like |
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>>>>> to. How can those lines be written when the drivers are built into |
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>>>>> the kernel? |
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>>>>> |
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>>>> This is from /etc/conf.d/alsasound: |
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>>>> |
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>>>> # LOAD_ON_START: |
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>>>> # Do you want to load sound modules when alsasound starts? |
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>>>> # Note: The Gentoo ALSA developers encourage you to build your sound |
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>>>> # drivers into the kernel unless the device is hotpluggable or |
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>>>> # you need to supply specific options (such as model= to HD-Audio). |
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>>>> # no - Do not load modules |
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>>>> # yes - Load modules |
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>>>> LOAD_ON_START="yes" |
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>>>> |
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>>>> I've never had a hot-pluggable sound card, so I can only guess whether |
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>>>> hald would somehow load that sound module for you. |
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>>>> |
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>>>> So say LOAD_ON_START="no", compile the on-board sound driver into the |
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>>>> kernel and do the other one as a module -- and let us know if it works |
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>>>> when you plug it in :o) |
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>>>> |
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>>> Thanks, I will try that right away. Is it necessary for me to keep |
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>>> the USB sound driver as a module since it could be plugged in or not? |
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>>> I can't build that one in too? |
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>>> |
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>> Of course you can. If the module is not being used (i.e., the USB card |
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>> is not connected), it barely uses resources. In my desktop I have the |
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>> gspca webcam module built-in, even if my webcam is not connected all |
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>> the time. The same thing with things like USB gamepads. |
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>> Regards. |
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>> |
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> |
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> I agree. I have USB stuff and I don't use any modules except the nvidia |
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> driver. Modules are I think a handy when you need to switch things on |
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> and off but I have never used a module except to test a driver to see |
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> which driver I need. Even then I go back and compile it in. |
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I'm the opposite, I prefer to do everything as a module when possible |
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(except for a few core drivers required to be built-in for booting). |
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Trying different models for alsa hda-intel module would have been no |
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fun if i had to reboot every time. rmmod and modprobe is so much |
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faster. :) |
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