Thanks for the response Bill, Here are some answers to your questions: Version of Redhat: Linux version 2.6.9-34.ELsmp (bhcompile@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 3.4.5 20051201 (Red Hat 3.4.5-2)) #1 SMP Fri Feb 24 16:54:53 EST 2006 Software that I downloaded: drwxr-x--- 27 brookew users 4096 Jul 23 19:20 alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4 -rwxr-x--- 1 brookew users 2564644 Jul 23 16:46 alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4.tar.bz2 drwxr-x--- 10 brookew users 4096 May 2 01:03 alsa-lib-1.0.14rc4 -rwxr-x--- 1 brookew users 784451 Jul 23 16:46 alsa-lib-1.0.14rc4.tar.bz2 drwxr-x--- 15 brookew users 4096 May 2 01:05 alsa-utils-1.0.14rc4 -rwxr-x--- 1 brookew users 1013801 Jul 23 16:46 alsa-utils-1.0.14rc4.tar.bz2 drwxr-xr-x 2 brookew users 12288 Jun 11 01:54 doc -rwxr-x--- 1 brookew users 68594 Jul 23 16:46 mpg123-alsa-0.59o-1.i386.rpm -rwxr-x--- 1 brookew users 97369 Jul 23 16:46 mpg123-alsa-0.59o-1.src.rpm Compile error: make -C /lib/modules/2.6.9-34.ELsmp/source SUBDIRS=/local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4 O=/lib/modules/2.6.9-34.ELsmp/build CPP="gcc -E" CC="gcc" modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.EL-smp-i686' CC [M] /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .o /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:75: error: syntax error before "snd_pcm_link_rwlock" /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:75: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `snd_pcm_link_rwlock' /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:75: error: conflicting types for 'snd_pcm_link_rwlock' /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/include/sound/pc m.h:463: error: previous declaration of 'snd_pcm_link_rwlock' was here /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:75: error: conflicting types for 'snd_pcm_link_rwlock' /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/include/sound/pc m.h:463: error: previous declaration of 'snd_pcm_link_rwlock' was here /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:75: error: incompatible types in initialization /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:75: error: initializer element is not constant /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:75: warning: data definition has no type or storage class /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c: In function `snd_pcm_action_lock_irq': /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:814: warning: passing arg 1 of `_read_lock_irq' from incompatible pointer type /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:826: warning: passing arg 1 of `_read_unlock_irq' from incompatible pointer type /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c: In function `snd_pcm_suspend': /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:1107: warning: passing arg 1 of `_read_lock_irqsave' from incompatible pointer type /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:1109: warning: passing arg 1 of `_read_unlock_irqrestore' from incompatible pointer type /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c: In function `snd_pcm_link': /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:1640: warning: passing arg 1 of `_write_lock_irq' from incompatible pointer type /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:1665: warning: passing arg 1 of `_write_unlock_irq' from incompatible pointer type /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c: In function `snd_pcm_unlink': /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:1684: warning: passing arg 1 of `_write_lock_irq' from incompatible pointer type /local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_native .c:1700: warning: passing arg 1 of `_write_unlock_irq' from incompatible pointer type make[4]: *** [/local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore/pcm_nativ e.o] Error 1 make[3]: *** [/local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4/acore] Error 2 make[2]: *** [_module_/local/mnt/workspace/brookew/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.14rc4] Error 2 make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.EL-smp-i686' make: *** [compile] Error 2 > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Unruh [mailto:unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 12:06 AM > To: Wallace, Brooke > Cc: alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Alsa on Redhat Linux 2.6 Kernel > > On Mon, 23 Jul 2007, Wallace, Brooke wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm trying to install ALSA on a Redhat Linux 2.6 kernel. > > > > I've downloaded the most recent software, ran configure, > but it failed > > to compile out of the box. > > Exactly which software did you download, and from where. > > And what were the problems reported in the compile? > Remember that alsa is now part of the kernel, and since it is > kernel code > you MUST have the source code for the precise kernel you are running > installed on your machine. > This is the > kernel-source*.i386.rpm > that you must have installed on your system. > > > > > > Most of documentation seems to related to 2.0 and 2.2 kernels. I'm > > wondering if someone can point me to more up-to-date documentation. > > For what? > > > > > > I've been poking around and found that the apps aplay and > arecord are > > already included as part of the distro I have installed. > There is some > > talk in the docs about including ALSA as part of Linux, so I'm > > wondering, has that already happened? > > Yes, a long time ago. Of course you have not told us which version of > redhat you are running. > > > > > > Obviously I'm a beginner with ALSA, and unfortunately audio > as well, but > > I'm tasked with reviewing ALSA for use in our embedded > product, so any > > pointers to getting started would be helpful. > > Recent version of the kernel have alsa included. Now the most recent > version of alsa may be needed for your particular card, but > again you have > given no info. It is probably that your card will already > work out of the > box. > > > > > > -Brooke > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
