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

[Grant]

>>>> 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?

- Grant