RE: [gentoo-catalyst] alsa in livecd stage1

> Thanks a lot for your help. We have a _lot_ more packages here, so
things
> take a bit to sort out.

Yes I have a few more lines myself but none of them are relevant to
making Alsa work. 

> I use the alsa driver package, so these modules shouldn't be required
as I
> see it, right?

Setting up Alsa in the kernel is the recommended way of doing things
actually, it really does involve less work. By using the alsa-driver
package you will need to re-emerge the alsa-driver anytime you recompile
your kernel. The only real advantage to using the driver package is
newer drivers, personally I prefer the much more stable and tested
drivers that are built into the kernel for stability. After trying both
methods with my live cd adding the kernel options just plain worked
better for me while using gnome. I can't speak for KDE, although I am
getting curious and maybe today I kick off an build using that just to
see what happens. Good Luck!

Paul 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andreas Rueckert [mailto:a_rueckert@×××.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 8:19 AM
> To: gentoo-catalyst@l.g.o
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-catalyst] alsa in livecd stage1
>
> Hi!
>
> On Tuesday 11 October 2005 14:55, Kessler, Paul wrote:
> > My stage 1 spec file use and package sections are exactly as
follows:
> > livecd/use: -* livecd ncurses readline X gnome bitmap-fonts gif
> > gstreamer gtk alsa
> >
> > livecd/packages: baselayout livecd-tools gentoo-sources gnome
> > app-admin/sudo pwgen alsa-utils gdm-themes
>
> Thanks a lot for your help. We have a _lot_ more packages here, so
things
> take
> a bit to sort out. I move most of the X-related stuff to stage2 now,
try
> to
> get things going and then move it step by step back to stage1 until
> something
> breaks.
>
> > In my .config file for the kernel (gentoo-sources 2.6.12-gentoo-r10)
I
> > have:
> >
> > # Advanced Linux Sound Archetecture
> > #
> > CONFIG_SND=m
> > CONFIG_SND_TIMER=M
> > CONFIG_SND_PCM=m
> > CONFIG_SND_HWDEP=m
> > CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI=m
> > CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=m
> > CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=m
> > CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=m
> > CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=m
>
> I use the alsa driver package, so these modules shouldn't be required
as I
> see
> it, right? This config is not used in stage1 anyway, so the stage1
problem
> cannot depend on this kernel config.
>
> > I am not doing anything special and not using any hacks in my stage
2
> > for this to work.
>
> The 'hack' is for stage1, since the author wanted to keep alsa
there...
>
> > Actually it is based off of what I read in the Gentoo
> > Wiki on setting up Alsa. I am not sure why you are getting the
> > alsa-driver package emerged when you add the alsa-utils, I'll have
to
> > think on that a bit. I am using the alsa-utils-1.0.9a.ebuild, the
> > dependencies for it are ncurses, dialog, and alsa-lib-1.0.9.
>
> I know. I tried to follow all the dependencies, but lost track in all
> those
> packages I use.
>
> Will continue to work it out.
>
> Ciao,
> Andreas
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