Hi Graeme, There's a new version of the driver out for 2.6.27 kernels- I don't know how well it would work on 2.6.25, but you might want to try it since it does not require re-building ALSA... you can find the source here, and either use DKMS to install, or extract the rpm and build from there: http://linux.zsolttech.com/linmodem/agrsm/dkms-agrsm-2.1.80-4mdv2009.0.i586.rpm When compiling ALSA from source, issuing 'make install' does overwrite the old versions of the modules, so you do not need to remove them, but if you want a backup, you can do this with tar '-jcvf modules.tar.bz2 /lib/modules/[kernel version]' Bjorn. Graeme Nichols wrote: > Bjorn Wielens wrote: >> Hi Graeme, >> Sounds good so far (no pun intended!) >> I've experienced no problems building a different version of alsa-driver >> than all of the other alsa packages, but if you do run into issues, then >> this may be something to keep in mind. >> Best, >> Bjorn. > > Hi Bjorn, > > Might sound good but it doesn't work :-( > > If you think it is a version problem should I remove the distro versions > of alsa and compile them all from the tarballs on the alsa web site? > > One technical question though, I compiled the driver from the tarball, > version 1.0.18a. If I then compile a later version will the old version > be overwritten or should I remove, somehow, the old version before > compiling the latest version? > > My apologies for continued questioning. > > Kind regards, > > GN > >> >> Graeme Nichols wrote: >>> Bjorn Wielens wrote: >>>> Hey, >>>> Hm... No, it's not a wrong compile, rather, it's a problem with versions >>>> between the driver and the snd-hda-intel module. >>>> Did you re-build from /usr/src/linux, or did you use a package from >>>> alsa-project.org? >>>> If the former, please try the latter- your distro's patches to the alsa >>>> source may be interfering with proper functioning. Alsa 1.0.18rc3 is the >>>> latest version that I can guarantee works properly. >>>> Bjorn. >>>> >>> Hi Bjorn, >>> >>> Welcome Back. All the best for the New Year. >>> >>> I currently have the following alsa RPMs installed; >>> alsa-utils-1.0.16-3.fc9.i386.rpm >>> alsa-lib-1.0.16-3.fc9.i386.rpm >>> alsa-lib-devel-1.0.16-3.fc9.i386.rpm >>> >>> I downloaded alsa-driver-1.0.18a tarball and built it OK. This enabled >>> sound on my FC9 install. There was no alsa-driver RPM with my >>> distribution DVD due, I suppose, that Fedora is now using pulseaudio >>> which doesn't work unfortunately on my FC9 anyway. >>> >>> I uninstalled the alsa-plugins-pulseaudio-1.0.16-3.fc9.i386.rpm which >>> improved the volume levels. >>> >>> I built the modem driver in the alsa-driver-1.0.18a directory, NOT in >>> /usr/src/linux. >>> >>> Should I build all the latest alsa tarballs including the alsa-driver >>> tarball using the same release of all of them and remove the alsa RPMs >>> from my system? Or doesn't it matter that my alsa-driver tarball is a >>> different version to that of my distribution's RPMs. I was told on the >>> ALSA mailing list that it didn't matter when getting sound to work; and >>> sound does now work. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> GN. >>> >>>> Graeme Nichols wrote: >>>> >>>>> Bjorn Wielens wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Graeme, >>>>>> wvdial must be run with super user permissions (e.g. 'sudo wvdial') or >>>>>> with a user that has serial port permissions. >>>>>> Let me know what happens. >>>>>> Bjorn. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Hi Bjorn, >>>>> >>>>> Did as you asked; No joy. See following; >>>>> >>>>> [graeme@flintstone ~]$ sudo /sbin/modprobe agrmodem >>>>> [graeme@flintstone ~]$ sudo /sbin/modprobe agrserial >>>>> [graeme@flintstone ~]$ sudo wvdial >>>>> --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 >>>>> Segmentation fault >>>>> [graeme@flintstone ~]$ >>>>> >>>>> The following is from dmesg; >>>>> >>>>> agrmodem: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel. >>>>> * Hello Agere Driver ** >>>>> Loading module Agere Modem Controller driver version 2.1.80 (2007-10-1) >>>>> ttyAGS3 at I/O 0x4 (irq = 22) is a AgereModem >>>>> Loading module Agere Modem Interface driver version 2.1.80.0 (2007-10-01) >>>>> ==> codecType = 0x32 >>>>> BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000006c >>>>> IP: [<f90e400f>] :agrmodem:azlGetResourceInformation+0x11/0x45 >>>>> *pde = bfbb8067 >>>>> Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP >>>>> Modules linked in: agrserial agrmodem(P) bridge bnep rfcomm l2cap fuse >>>>> sunrpc ipt_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv4 iptable_filter ip_tables ip6t_REJECT >>>>> xt_tcpudp nf_conntrack_ipv6 xt_state nf_conntrack >>>>> ip6table_filterip6_tables x_tables cpufreq_ondemand acpi_cpufreq loop >>>>> dm_multipath ipv6 snd_hda_intel snd_seq_dummy sr_mod cdrom snd_seq_oss >>>>> snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm_oss video output >>>>> ata_generic snd_mixer_oss pata_acpi snd_pcm snd_timer rt2860sta battery >>>>> ac snd_page_alloc button joydev pcspkr snd_hwdep r8169 snd soundcore >>>>> usb_storage ata_piix iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support i2c_i801 hci_usb sg >>>>> i2c_core serio_raw bluetooth dm_snapshot dm_zero dm_mirror dm_mod ahci >>>>> libata sd_mod scsi_mod ext3 jbd mbcache uhci_hcd ohci_hcd ehci_hcd [last >>>>> unloaded: microcode] >>>>> >>>>> Pid: 2736, comm: wvdial Tainted: P (2.6.25.10-86.fc9.i686 #1) >>>>> EIP: 0060:[<f90e400f>] EFLAGS: 00210246 CPU: 1 >>>>> EIP is at azlGetResourceInformation+0x11/0x45 [agrmodem] >>>>> EAX: 00000000 EBX: f8ce30c4 ECX: 00000000 EDX: 00000000 >>>>> ESI: f8ce30c4 EDI: f8ce3028 EBP: f6af0d68 ESP: f6af0d64 >>>>> DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 0033 SS: 0068 >>>>> Process wvdial (pid: 2736, ti=f6af0000 task=f6ac4e70 task.ti=f6af0000) >>>>> Stack: f8ce30c4 f6af0d88 f90cef99 f8ced5e9 f8ced5ea f6af0d88 c062eaed >>>>> f90fd3f8 >>>>> f6af0dd7 f6af0df8 f90b8221 f8ce30c4 f8b86048 00000008 00000001 >>>>> f8ce339c >>>>> 00000004 f6af0df8 c046643e f6a5a000 00000000 c0791398 00000001 >>>>> 00000000 >>>>> Call Trace: >>>>> [<f90cef99>] ? CAzlIntelInit+0x2d/0x3c4 [agrmodem] >>>>> [<f90b8221>] ? LXHardwareStart+0x11de/0x13fb [agrmodem] >>>>> [<c046643e>] ? get_page_from_freelist+0x2ff/0x371 >>>>> [<f90b39d8>] ? linux_modem_open+0x45/0x10e [agrmodem] >>>>> [<c042ee3a>] ? internal_add_timer+0x88/0x8c >>>>> [<c042f6d0>] ? __mod_timer+0xc1/0xcc >>>>> [<f900dc48>] ? modemPortOpen+0x8/0x12 [agrmodem] >>>>> [<f8cf9b67>] ? serial8250_startup+0x80/0x2ce [agrserial] >>>>> [<c055ae56>] ? uart_startup+0x71/0x12c >>>>> [<c055baf2>] ? uart_open+0x146/0x35e >>>>> [<c053e328>] ? check_tty_count+0x14/0x84 >>>>> [<c0540f09>] ? tty_open+0x183/0x287 >>>>> [<c0484498>] ? chrdev_open+0x110/0x12c >>>>> [<c0480a22>] ? __dentry_open+0xcf/0x185 >>>>> [<c0480b5f>] ? nameidata_to_filp+0x1f/0x33 >>>>> [<c0484388>] ? chrdev_open+0x0/0x12c >>>>> [<c0480ba1>] ? do_filp_open+0x2e/0x35 >>>>> [<c04ef9e9>] ? _atomic_dec_and_lock+0x29/0x44 >>>>> [<c04f5137>] ? strncpy_from_user+0x3b/0x55 >>>>> [<c0480be8>] ? do_sys_open+0x40/0xb5 >>>>> [<c0480c9f>] ? sys_open+0x1e/0x26 >>>>> [<c0405bf2>] ? syscall_call+0x7/0xb >>>>> ======================= >>>>> Code: 0d a3 0c 76 13 f9 8b 40 04 83 e0 0f eb 0a 42 83 fa 10 75 dd eb 02 >>>>> 31 c0 5d c3 a1 8c 24 95 f8 31 d255 89 e5 53 8b 80 38 01 00 00 <8b> 48 6c >>>>> 8b 44 91 24 85 c0 75 04 31 db eb 1d 66 81 78 16 c1 11 >>>>> EIP: [<f90e400f>] azlGetResourceInformation+0x11/0x45 [agrmodem] SS:ESP >>>>> 0068:f6af0d64 >>>>> ---[ end trace 8e35825e4c89fce8 ]--- >>>>> [graeme@flintstone ~]$ >>>>> >>>>> Have I compiled the driver or something wrong? >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> GN >>>>> >>>>> p.s. My apologies for any delays in replying. I am still away and only >>>>> able to access the net every 3-4 days on dial-up using Vista. >>>>> gn. >>>>> >>>>> <snip> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> > >
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