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Mick wrote: |
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> On Monday 09 February 2009, James wrote: |
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>> Roy Wright <roy <at> wright.org> writes: |
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>>> On my new install using 2.6.28-gentoo-r1, alsa kernel, sound as modules |
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>>> (recommended), |
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> [snip...] |
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> |
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>>> * enable alsa in the kernel |
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>>> * enable as modules device drivers/sound card support/... |
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> [snip...] |
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> |
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>> I appreciate these steps and refs.... |
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>> |
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>> I'm good for now. |
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> |
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> As was suggested above you may get better luck building the alsa drivers as |
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> modules. Although I had my sound card driver built in the kernel for the |
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> last 2-3 years, I had to revert to building it as a module to get it to work |
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> with kernel 2.6.27-gentoo-r6/8. |
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The main reason for building the sound drivers as modules is so that |
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alsaconf can find and setup your sound card for you. |
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