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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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>>>>> 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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>>>> 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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>>> # 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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>>> 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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>>> 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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>> 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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> 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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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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Dale |
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:-) :-) |