Dominique Michel wrote: >>> >>> You cannot have both the in-kernel alsa drivers and the drivers from >>> alsa-driver at the same time. You must chose one, install and use it. >>> >>> >> sorry for the noob-terminology, the kernel is compile dwith the alsa >> modules for onboard, rme and usb-audio. >> >>> >>> > > You have a few alsa packages: alsa-lib, alsa-driver, alsa-utils and so on. They > are all coming directly from the alsa team. > > With the kernel sources, you also get the alsa driver, it is what I call the > in-kernel alsa driver by opposition to the alsa-driver package. The only > difference is at the last alsa-driver is generally more up-to-date as the > in-kernel alsa driver. But if the in-kernel driver is working, it is no need to > upgrade. And you cannot have both at the same time with the same kernel. But > you can have one kernel with the in-kernel driver and another one with the > alsa-driver. > > ok, i think that i got now at least this part of the exercise: here the kernel is compiled with alsa stuff as modules, that means that kernel is using alsa from the alsa-driver! if i would compile the kernel with alsa build-in, would not even need the alsa-driver from alsa/debian! did i got it? another question i have, which can be easily answered (perhaps!) is, what is the name of the alsa-libs when compiled from sources? here the debian alsa-libs are called: nowhiskey@murija2:~$ locate libasound /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_oss.la /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_oss.so /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_jack.la /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_jack.so /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_oss.la /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_oss.so /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_upmix.la /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_upmix.so /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_vdownmix.la /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_vdownmix.so /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate_best.so /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate.la /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate_linear.so /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate_medium.so /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate_order.so /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate.so /usr/lib/libasound.a /usr/lib/libasound.la /usr/lib/libasound.so /usr/lib/libasound.so.2 /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0 ( here without the /share stuff) cheers, doc ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
