On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 01:38:28PM -0400, Lee Revell wrote: > The version of ALSA in the kernel trails the current ALSA version by > about one major ALSA release (eg 1.0.8 -> 1.0.9). The current kernel is > 2.6.13 - 2.6.11 is 6-9 months old. So it comes with an ALSA that's way > too old to have the "softvol" feature that you need. > > The easiest fix is to just upgrade to kernel 2.6.13. You also need to > make sure to upgrade all other alsa-* packages to at least 1.0.9. > > The "debian way" (which as you know by now is usually the right way but > NEVER the easiest way) is to install the ALSA source packages and use > the Debian kernel build system to compile these modules separately, then > install them with the kernel. Check the Debian docs. I recall you said once that installing 2.6.13 is a "terribly bad idea" if you want a stable machine. You also mentioned that 2.6.12 was quite stable. Do you now recommend 2.6.13 or 2.6.12? What is the "debian way" to install 2.6.13? Is there a package? BTW, alsa-source 1.0.9b compiles and works fine for linux 2.6.11. Ryan
