Quoting stan <stanl@xxxxxxx>: > On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:09:31 -0700 > tdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> Quoting stan <stanl@xxxxxxx>: >> >> > On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:53:47 -0700 >> > tdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> > >> >> For RPM based systems, I have a build environment for the drivers, >> >> libs, and utils packages at >> >> http://members.dsl-only.net/~tdavis/my-build.tar.bz2. You need to >> >> be root to build them, but they won't interfere with your rpm >> >> distribution. THe driver rpm will also make a backup of your >> >> current drivers prior to installation. >> >> >> >> Tobin >> >> >> > >> > Hi Tobin, >> > >> > I unpacked the archive and typed make. It created 4 RPMs. >> > Two of them installed, alsa-lib and alsa-lib-devel. When I run a >> > test on the drivers rpm, there are conflicts with the kernel >> > headers already on the box. And I have no sound now, except in the >> > audio configuration screen which is using the 14.rc3 packages. The >> > packages are named with rh7 instead of fc7 as well. >> > >> > Do I have to run make install to get everything working, or is the >> > header incompatability in the drivers a show stopper? >> > >> > >> > >> > Thanks. >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Alsa-devel mailing list >> > Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel >> > >> >> I'll have to look at the rpm build process to see why they are named >> RH7 instead of FC7. To install, you should just type "audio_install". >> >> If there is a conflict, just type "rpm -Uvh <package> --force". >> > Thanks Tobin. I was going to upgrade to the latest kernel to see if > the header conflicts would go away. All of the conflicts seem to be > alsa related (surprise, surprise) so should have only positive effect > on compiles. I was concerned about a package update for alsa and what > these different files would do. Should I remove the alsa 14.rc3 > packages? Yes. I just looked at the audio_install script again, and it doesn't upgrade, just forces it's way in (not my script). I also haven't had a chance to work with Fedora Core in a while. When I get back home on Monday (I'm monitoring email while on a sudo vacation), I'll install it in a VM on my desktop system and fix the packaging system to recognize that distro. Tobin _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel
