Jaromír Mikeš wrote, on 2008-10-07 15:13:> < > Hi,> < > > < > I've compiled new kernel for me 2.6.24.7-rt20 which seems to have a bug in> < builded alsa modules (RME Digiface,Multiface).> < > > < >> < http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=fmv935%24cls%241%40ger.gmane.org> < > > < > I would like to upgrade alsa modules from 1.0.15 wich coming with kernel> < source to 1.0.17> < > I already builded new kernel without alsa module, but with sound support and> < now I would like to build alsa from source.> < > I am using debian based distro so make a debian package would be best for me.> < > > < > Is there any way how to do it?> < > I didn't found any new howto which I dare to follow most of them are quite> < dated.> < > < # This all assumes that you have Lenny/testing or> < # Sid/unstable in your /etc/apt/sources.list> < > < # If you have compiled a kernel the Debian way:> < > < apt-get install kernel-package build-essential> < > < # (plus some curses development package whose name escapes me)> < > < apt-get linux-source-2.6> < > < # or more specific version of linux-source-2.6 if needed> < > < cd /usr/src> < > < bzip2 -dc linux-source-2.6*tar.bz2|tar -xvf /dev/fd/0> < ln -s <name of newly created linux-source directory> linux> < cd linux> < make menuconfig> < > < # note, you can/should leave alsa active in the kernel> < > < # to get alsa source ready> < > < apt-get alsa-source> < > < cd /usr/src> < > < bzip2 -dc alsa-driver*.tar.bz2|tar -xvf /dev/fd/0> < > < dpkg-reconfigure alsa-source> < > < # this should prompt you for which alsa modules to compile.> < # On a fast machine, all should be fine> < > < # Then to compile the kernel and additional ALSA package, do> < > < cd /usr/src/linux> < make-kpkg --initrd linux-image modules-image> < > < # you then get linux-image*.deb and alsa-modules*.deb> < > < # install them both:> < > < cd /usr/src> < dpkg -i linux-image*.deb alsa-modules*.deb> < > < # and you'll get a new grub entry created for this kernel,> < # which you can select at boot or make default by tweaking> < # /boot/grub/menu.list (assuming grub-legacy)> < > < If you want more Debian-specific help, find the Debian-user mailing list > < either through www.debian.org or as a newsgroup through gmane.org> < > < Hope this helps,> < > < Arthur.> > Hi,> > thanks for your reply.> I've followed your howto, but on the end of building of alsa-modules*.deb I got this output:> > CC [M] /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/soc/soc-core.o> CC [M] /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/soc/soc-dapm.o> In file included from /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/soc/soc-dapm.c:2:> /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/soc/../alsa-kernel/soc/soc-dapm.c: In function ‘dapm_pop_time_store’:> /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/soc/../alsa-kernel/soc/soc-dapm.c:834: error: implicit declaration of function ‘strict_strtoul’> /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/soc/../alsa-kernel/soc/soc-dapm.c: At top level:> /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/soc/../alsa-kernel/soc/soc-dapm.c:1043: warning: ‘snd_soc_dapm_connect_input’ is deprecated (declared at /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/soc/../alsa-kernel/soc/soc-dapm.c:1040)> /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/soc/../alsa-kernel/soc/soc-dapm.c:1043: warning: ‘snd_soc_dapm_connect_input’ is deprecated (declared at /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/soc/../alsa-kernel/soc/soc-dapm.c:1040)> make[6]: *** [/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/soc/soc-dapm.o] Error 1> make[5]: *** [/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/soc] Error 2> make[4]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver] Error 2> make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/mira/linux-2.6.24.7'> make[3]: *** [compile] Error 2> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver'> make[2]: *** [build-stamp] Error 2> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver'> make[1]: *** [kdist_image] Error 2> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver'> Module /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver failed.> Hit return to Continue> > my googling is not very successful > > any advice? I'm getting errors in a different spot /-: My guess is that there are some requirements for compatible alsa-source and linux-source versions that we're not familiar with. CC [M] /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/acore/info.o/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/acore/info.c: In function ‘resize_info_buffer’:/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/acore/info.c:90: error: implicit declaration of function ‘PAGE_ALIGN’make[6]: *** [/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/acore/info.o] Error 1make[5]: *** [/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/acore] Error 2make[4]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver] Error 2make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.27-rc4'make[3]: *** [compile] Error 2make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver'make[2]: *** [build-stamp] Error 2make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver'make[1]: *** [kdist_image] Error 2make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver'Module /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver failed.Hit return to Continue I've filed a bug report using Debian's reportbug: Bug#501417: Acknowledgement (alsa-source: FTBFS acore/info.c) You can see this bug at http://bugs.debian.org by entering bug number 501417 or by the direct URL: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501417 It might be worth your while using reportbug also. 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