On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 13:04, Rane Thompson <woody.10@xxxxxx> wrote: > The first step didn't really work: > > > cd /usr/src > mkdir alsa > cd alsa > cp /downloads/alsa-* . > > > When I tried to cp, I got the message that I had to give a destination > directory, and I'm only a beginner, so I'm not sure if /downloads/alsa-* > was intended to be the source or the destination or what. In the end I > downloaded the latest driver, copied it into the alsa directory, and > unpacked it. Yes, when it's said "cp /downloads/alsa-* .", it means "copy the downloaded alsa tarball into /usr/src/alsa". > When I ran the configure script, I got the following message: > > > “checking for kernel linux/autoconf.h … no” > > and > > “please install the package with the full kernel sources for your > distribution or use –with-kernel = dir option to specify another > directory with kernel.” > > I did that already. I had to; that isn't the first file it couldn't > find. The kernel sources are under /usr . But I've searched all > directories, and there is no “autoconf.h” file. > > Can I correct something in the configure script, and if so, what > exactly? I haven't written many scripts, and the last one I wrote was a > while ago. The autoconf.h file must be present if you have the right headers. In most distributions, they are available one way or another (like linux-headers under Ubuntu). > At the end, I got this message: > > “Please run the configure script as first... > [...] Yes, you can't compile correctly if the configure script was not executed with no errors. -- Damien Thebault ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace, Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
