Nigel Henry wrote:
I have no problems upgrading the alsa driver on Ubuntu/Kubuntu, or Fedora. On
Ubuntu/Kubuntu I just install the build-essential, kernel-package, and the
kernel headers for the running kernel, then a simple ./configure, make, and
as root, make install, and the alsa driver is upgraded.
I have installed the same packages on my Etch install for the etchnhalf
kernel. Both the AMD64, and the x86 versions of the kernel are installed.
On my Kubuntu Dapper install, which has alsa driver 1.0.10, the sound doesn't
work, but upgrading to alsa driver 1.0.15 from the Alsa site, gets the sound
working.
The etchnhalf kernel also uses alsa driver 1.0.15, but in this case there is
no sound.
I know the sound works ok on this Etch install, as I have a 2.6.26 kernel from
the Musix repo installed, which uses alsa driver 1.0.16.
Now the problem:
Etchnhalf has the 1.0.15 alsa driver, which for some reason fails to find a
soundcard. I have a 1.0.15 alsa driver (and later ones) from the Alsa site. I
want to see if the alsa driver 1.0.15 from the Alsa site is in some way
different from the one installed with the etchnhalf kernel. Now to simply
upgrade the driver. Having unpacked the driver, I cd to the driver folder,
and run ./configure, and I don't see any problems. Then I run make, which
runs for a bit, then stops with the problem below.
make[2]: Leaving directory
`/home/djmons/Downloads/Alsa-drivers/alsa-driver-1.0.15/pcmcia'
make[2]: Entering directory
`/home/djmons/Downloads/Alsa-drivers/alsa-driver-1.0.15/misc'
make[2]: Leaving directory
`/home/djmons/Downloads/Alsa-drivers/alsa-driver-1.0.15/misc'
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/home/djmons/Downloads/Alsa-drivers/alsa-driver-1.0.15'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-486/build
SUBDIRS=/home/djmons/Downloads/Alsa-drivers/alsa-driver-1.0.15 CPP="gcc -E"
CC="gcc" modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-486'
scripts/Makefile.build:46: *** CFLAGS was changed in
"/home/djmons/Downloads/Alsa-drivers/alsa-driver-1.0.15/acore/Makefile". Fix
it to use EXTRA_CFLAGS. Stop.
make[2]: *** [/home/djmons/Downloads/Alsa-drivers/alsa-driver-1.0.15/acore]
Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/djmons/Downloads/Alsa-drivers/alsa-driver-1.0.15]
Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-486'
make: *** [compile] Error 2
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Downloads/Alsa-drivers/alsa-driver-1.0.15$
The relevant lines where the problem appears are below.
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-486'
scripts/Makefile.build:46: *** CFLAGS was changed in
"/home/djmons/Downloads/Alsa-drivers/alsa-driver-1.0.15/acore/Makefile". Fix
it to use EXTRA_CFLAGS. Stop.
I don't understand what I need to do to fix this, as the makefile which is
below, doesn't make any reference to CFLAGS, and have no idea where to add
the line EXTRA_CFLAGS, if that's all is needed.
Makefile for alsa-driver-1.0.15/acore below.
ifndef SND_TOPDIR
SND_TOPDIR=..
endif
include $(SND_TOPDIR)/toplevel.config
include $(SND_TOPDIR)/Makefile.conf
clean-files := info.c pcm.c pcm_native.c control.c hwdep.c init.c rawmidi.c \
sound.c timer.c memalloc.c misc.c
export-objs := control.o device.o info.o info_oss.o init.o isadma.o memory.o \
misc.o misc_driver.o sound.o sound_oss.o \
pcm.o pcm_lib.o pcm_memory.o pcm_misc.o pcm_native.o \
rawmidi.o timer.o hwdep.o memalloc.o wrappers.o
include $(SND_TOPDIR)/alsa-kernel/core/Makefile
snd-objs += wrappers.o misc_driver.o
ifeq ($(CONFIG_SND_DEBUG_MEMORY),y)
snd-objs += memory_debug.o
endif
snd-page-alloc-objs += memory_wrapper.o
snd-hpet-objs := hpetimer.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SND_HPET) += snd-hpet.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SND_BIT32_EMUL) += ioctl32/
include $(SND_TOPDIR)/Rules.make
info.c: info.inc info.patch $(SND_TOPDIR)/alsa-kernel/core/info.c
pcm.c: pcm.patch $(SND_TOPDIR)/alsa-kernel/core/pcm.c
pcm_native.c: pcm_native.patch $(SND_TOPDIR)/alsa-kernel/core/pcm_native.c
control.c: control.patch $(SND_TOPDIR)/alsa-kernel/core/control.c
hwdep.c: hwdep.patch $(SND_TOPDIR)/alsa-kernel/core/hwdep.c
init.c: init.patch $(SND_TOPDIR)/alsa-kernel/core/init.c
rawmidi.c: rawmidi.patch $(SND_TOPDIR)/alsa-kernel/core/rawmidi.c
sound.c: sound.patch $(SND_TOPDIR)/alsa-kernel/core/sound.c
timer.c: timer.patch $(SND_TOPDIR)/alsa-kernel/core/timer.c
memalloc.c: memalloc.patch memalloc.inc memalloc.inc1
$(SND_TOPDIR)/alsa-kernel/core/memalloc.c
misc.c: misc.patch $(SND_TOPDIR)/alsa-kernel/core/misc.c
Any help with this problem will be very gratefully received.
Nigel.
yee seem to have done all the things right.
yet:
see on 'their' alsasite for how exactly to install (under etch or lenny.
does not make a diffrence technically)
i am afriad to tell you all the things you know already but nevertheless:
on my machine (etch and lenny (24,5)
i made as root /usr/src/alsa after having installed the 'appropriate'
kernel-headers.
I downloaded from the alsawebsite the newest alsadriver into
/usr/src/alsa and unpacked the package there.
1. i downloaded the alsa-library (libs) and alsa-utils into my
home-directory.
2. i did: (for years already) in /usr/src/alsa as root
./configure --with-cards=[your-card] (in my case hda-intel)
make
and make install. this will install your chosen driver(s) into the
kernel-modules library.
3. i unzip and install alsa-lib and alsa-utils as root in my home-directory.
4. i reboot
and do as user $alsamixer to get the channels working.
you still can do #alsaconf to look for the appropriate drivers and
install these sounddrivers (with some reserve) the alsa-chaps seem to
have the intention to remove this trait.
i never met these FLAGS you are writing about over 'all these years'
regards,
steef
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