I've tried running the alsa driver with oss unloaded but it fails. I'm starting to think I need to recompile. How do I go about doing this? I already patched the kernel sources with speakup. -- A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up yours!" On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123 wrote: > Actually, if you have the OSS drivers and soundcore as either a module or > built-in, you'll be fine. Just make sure that the OSS drivers for your > soundcard aren't *loaded* before trying to load the ALSA drivers. If your > OSS drivers are built right into the kernel, I don't know of a way around > re-compiling your kernel. > > HTH. > -- > Bill in Denver > > > On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Alex Snow wrote: > > > So I need to rebuild my kernel? > > Dammit! Well better get started if I want it to finish by the time the 4.x > > kernels come out...:-) > > > > -- > > A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up yours!" > > On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Toby Fisher wrote: > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Alex Snow wrote: > > > > > > > Hi. It seems to work fine with oss but alsa still won't load. I'm > > > > passing the irq and i/o address on the command line but it doesn't load. > > > > I get the same thing about no such device /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/bla bla > > > > bla. > > > > > > This is probably because you have OSS drivers as modules. > > > > > > In order for alsa to work, you must build the kernel saying yes to sound, > > > but then no to everything else. Then build alsa drivers, libs and utils > > > against those kernel sources. > > > > > > Your modules then should be in the directory: > > > > > > /lib/modules/kernel.version.number/kernel/sound > > > > > > For example, my SB Live card, which is a pci card, has one of its modules > > > at: > > > /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/sound/pci/emu10k1/snd-emu10k1.o > > > > > > This is using version 0.9.0beta12 of alsa, so this may vary, but I thik > > > this is the location for the later versions of alsa, though I think the > > > path you gave sounds right for 0.5.12A which I think you said you were > > > using. > > > In addition, make sure that *all* of the oss modules are gone before you > > > try using the alsa driver modules. > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > - -- > > > Toby Fisher Email: toby at tjfisher.co.uk > > > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > > > ICQ: #61744808 > > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > > > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > > > Comment: pgpenvelope 2.10.2 - http://pgpenvelope.sourceforge.net/ > > > > > > iD8DBQE+NTsJKl9qIwuqk+IRArIjAKDdoqse1oYy2XbbRJh5YeNs/41UxQCfVN7S > > > HvPQkwwP90Q9cUSkMtU8zh4= > > > =ieaL > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
