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On Tue, 2005-10-11 at 08:29 -0500, Kessler, Paul wrote: |
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> Setting up Alsa in the kernel is the recommended way of doing things |
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> actually, it really does involve less work. By using the alsa-driver |
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That is not the recommended way from the developers. |
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> package you will need to re-emerge the alsa-driver anytime you recompile |
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> your kernel. The only real advantage to using the driver package is |
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I don't expect people to be recompiling a kernel on a LiveCD... ;] |
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> newer drivers, personally I prefer the much more stable and tested |
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> drivers that are built into the kernel for stability. After trying both |
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The in-kernel drivers usually have fewer features, and have been known |
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to have bugs in them that were fixed in the alsa-driver package. |
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> methods with my live cd adding the kernel options just plain worked |
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> better for me while using gnome. I can't speak for KDE, although I am |
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> getting curious and maybe today I kick off an build using that just to |
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> see what happens. Good Luck! |
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All official Gentoo media uses alsa-driver. |
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Chris Gianelloni |
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Release Engineering - Strategic Lead |
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x86 Architecture Team |
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Games - Developer |
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