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From: "Nelson
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] alsa-driver
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:52:18
Message-Id: 3D60AF2712C16D42A38076E52FD6E3D23F0C4B@ukmcrdembx01.rd.astrazeneca.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] alsa-driver by Christoph Eckert
1 > -----Original Message-----
2 > From: Christoph Eckert [mailto:ce@×××××××××.de]
3 > Sent: 05 January 2007 15:45
4 > To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
5 > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] alsa-driver
6 >
7 >
8 >
9 > > The dmesg output (referred to by the error) is:
10 > >
11 > > snd_intel8x0: Unknown symbol snd_free_irq
12 > > snd_intel8x0: Unknown symbol snd_pci_quirk_lookup
13 > > snd_intel8x0: Unknown symbol snd_request_irq
14 > > snd_intel8x0: Unknown symbol snd_free_irq
15 > > snd_intel8x0: Unknown symbol snd_pci_quirk_lookup
16 > > snd_intel8x0: Unknown symbol snd_request_irq
17 > >
18 > >
19 > > Reverting back to the previous version fixes the sound once again.
20 > >
21 > > Any advice?
22 >
23 > not sure, but maybe you ran into compiler incompatibilities.
24 > Anyway, I
25 > wonder why all people still try to install the alsa-driver
26 > package. You
27 > don't need it as all drivers already are in the kernel.
28 >
29 > ce
30 >
31
32 In the case of some drivers (such as intel hd audio) I have found the userspace drivers to be far superior to the kernel modules which gave poor sound quality, incredibly low volume even when turned fully up, and frequent distortion.
33
34 David
35
36 Note: These views are my own, advice is provided with no guarantee of success. I do not represent anyone else in any emails I send to this list.
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] alsa-driver Christoph Eckert <ce@×××××××××.de>
Re: [gentoo-user] alsa-driver "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <bss03@××××××××××.net>