On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:55 PM, Gustin Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Martin Horn wrote: > > Hi Gustin, > > > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 12:40 AM, Gustin Johnson <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Martin Horn wrote: > >> Hi Ralf, > > > >> Thanks for all the input and suggestions but I am not very experienced > >> with linux and building my own kernel would shure take me a while ... > >> I do not understand the difference in building a kernel and > > recompiling > >> the alsa-drivers as the latter seems to include building the > > kernel for > >> what I found out so far. Maybe correct me if I'm wrong and it is > > easier > >> to just compile the drivers. > > > > The Linux can be modular, in that you can build drivers and components > > as loadable modules. ýThis is in fact how most distros build their > > kernels. ýWhat this means is that you can add and or replace drivers, > > functionality etc. as long as certain technical rules are followed. > > This is the short-short version :) > > > > Alsa is one of those things that can be replaced, with reasonable ease. > > > > > >> Thats nice to hear, although I think at the moment I don't have time to > >> dive deeper into this. I will have to start reading about some basics > >> first instead of running from one problem into another while messing > >> with stuff I don't know nothing about. > > > >> If you are building a kernel once in a while and are willing to build > >> one for me as well (e.g. 2.6.31-rt, no PAE, latest alsa drivers/ > >> snd-usb-caiaq module) please let me know! Would be very nice if it > >> doesn't take you extra time. > >> ý > I already built one for my laptop so I have the source patched and ready > to go. What I do need to know is what CPU you have to make sure I don't > enable features that are not supported (this is in fact why I build my > own kernels, to enable support for things that the -generic series does > not). > > If you could also tell me which edition of 64Studio you are running (the > stable 2.x series or the 3.x beta as well as the 32bit or 64bit variant). > CPU is Centrino 1.1Ghz 64Studio-3.0-beta 32bit Although with Ralfs HowTo I have the chance to build my own kernel steb by step I would appreciate to have one build for me before! As I mentioned just a minute ago, important would be to include the latest alsa-driver (1.0.22) if possible or to include the latest version of the module snd-usb-caiaq. Thanks a lot, Martin > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAksv/N0ACgkQwRXgH3rKGfPobwCeNOFVRgrqECIDC3n1lKb53a3H > kisAoILsMJIoDqxLcSyCx6uWT8eWLJdN > =WE3C > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > 64studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.64studio.com/mailman/listinfo/64studio-users >
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