Upgraded my kernel to 2.6.18-r2 without ALSA drivers and then installed alsa-driver so that: cat /proc/asound/version Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.13. Compiled on Nov 10 2006 for kernel 2.6.18-gentoo-r2 (SMP). Still sound only from the right speaker. Oh well, at least Google Earth now works properly with the new nVidia drivers in the new kernel! Robert Robert Tucker wrote: > $ cat /proc/asound/version > Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.12rc1 (Thu Jun 22 > 13:55:50 2006 UTC). > > Earlier I upgraded alsa-firmware alsa-lib alsa-plugins alsa-tools > alsa-utils to 1.0.13 (alsa-headers already were 1.0.13) > > The ALSA 1.0.12rc1 will be from the kernel driver, I presume. Every time > I try to emerge alsa-driver I get: > > configure: error: You have built-in ALSA in your kernel. > !!! ERROR: media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.13 failed. > > so to uninstall the kernel drivers (to upgrade ALSA) I would have to > re-compile my kernel (2.6.18-r1), I suppose. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user