On Wednesday 11 January 2006 07:54, Antony Gelberg wrote: >Andreas Glaeser wrote: >> Problems trying to get a SoundBlaster_Live!_24Bit - soundcard >> working with Debian GNU/Linux 3.1r0a "Sarge", that came as a 2-DVD >> binary-distribution for "i386". >> >> Packages (with Version Numbers) involved: >> Package: Version: >> ----------- ------------ >> alsa-base 1.0.8-7 >> alsa-source 1.0.8-7 >> libasound2 1.0.8-3 >> alsa-oss 1.0.8-1 >> alsa-utils 1.0.8-4 >> kernel-headers-2.6.8-2 2.6.8-16 >> kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-k7 2.6.8-16 >> kernel-source-2.6.8 2.6.8-16 >> linux-kernel-headers 2.5.999-test7-bk-17 >> >> Is there no precompiled driver available ? Are there any additional >> Packages necessary to successfully install the compiled driver ? >> Where did I go wrong ? > >1. You are trying to compile things with no need to do so. >2. You are reading "miscellaneous web documentation". >3. You need the snd-ca0106 module afaics. This is in 2.6.11-rc1 >onwards. >http://groups.google.co.uk/group/linux.kernel/browse_frm/thread/de6e64 >485418b25c/159cb84365f4a1c0?lnk=st&q=ca0106+kernel&rnum=75#159cb84365f >4a1c0 > >I would grab the 2.6.12 kernel image from backports.org.
From threads on the alsa list, he'll need to update the alsa to 1.0.10 or higher for this to work. -- Cheers, Gene People having trouble with vz bouncing email to me should add the word 'online' between the 'verizon', and the dot which bypasses vz's stupid bounce rules. I do use spamassassin too. :-) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2005 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
