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On 2/27/07, Dan Farrell <dan@×××××××××.cx> wrote: |
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> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:59:21 +0100 |
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> Jakob Buchgraber <jakob.buchgraber@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> |
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> > b.n. wrote: |
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> > > Jakob Buchgraber ha scritto: |
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> > > |
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> > >> Hi! |
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> > >> |
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> > >> I just read about the required ALSA_CARDS variable when using |
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> > >> in-kernel drivers in the Gentoo Newsletter. Since I am using |
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> > >> in-kernel ALSA drivers I would like to know what changed and why |
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> > >> this is required? Is this explained somewhere? I am using |
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> > >> vanilla-sources (not gentoo-sources). So do I need to set |
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> > >> ALSA_CARDS when using vanilla-sources too? |
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> > >> |
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> > > |
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> > > The GWN seems clear: |
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> > > "for users using the in-kernel drivers, they |
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> > > should now properly set that variable" |
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> > > |
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> > > I think that the other alsa packages must be aware of it. Anyway I |
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> > > think setting it shouldn't harm. |
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Context from the GWN in question: |
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"In the past days there were a few changes to two ALSA packages, |
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media-sound/alsa-firmware-1.0.14_rc2-r1 and |
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media-sound/alsa-tools-1.0.14_rc1-r1. These two ebuilds now make use |
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of the ALSA_CARDS variable to decide which firmwares to install and |
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which tools to build." |
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So it looks to me like it has nothing to do with the kernel. I can't |
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check the ebuilds right now, but my guess is that they would explain |
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what those two packages need the variable for, and what has changed. |
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