--- Paul Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Patrick Shirkey wrote: >> >>> I have just uploaded a template for the idea PD had to make a complete >>> howto for each card and link it to the sound card matrix or something >>> similar. >>[...] >>> http://www.boosthardware.com/LAU/alsa/template2.html > >looks OK. a few nitpicks: > > 1) don't point people at /lib/modules ... the structure of this > tree is different in 2.0, 2.2 and 2.4
Ok I can give the command to load the soundcore module instead. eg. modrobe soundcore > 2) don't put a reference to alsamixer in the template; some cards > have no mixer and so it won't do anything useful I could add that some cards don't use it and provide a link to an amixer howto. > 3) don't assume that they use vi(1) Well it is the most popular unix editor. It is just an example for new users who may not even know how to edit a file. > 4) defining the card name to be of type "hw" might not > be too smart for naive "consumer" users who > then try to use any old app with that as the PCM > device name. > This is still fuzzy for me. Should I replace that with "hwshare"? I have started writing a more complete .asoundrc document but haven't finished it yet. >more generally, it doesn't seem useful to me to duplicate the >instructions for building+installing+configuring ALSA for each >card. isn't this what hyperlinks are for? what we need on a per-card >basis is the stuff thats really specific for that card: > I'm only thinking of LCD. People who may get confused by following links. The easier Linux is for these people the more chance we have of getting hardware working. > * what modules to load > * what module parameters the driver takes > * a lot of explanation about what they do > * a list of every Control and PCM switch > * a lot of explanation about what they do > * a "FAQ" detailing things like: > - how to get sound from the rear speakers? > - how to download firmware? > - how to get new sounds from the synth? > - how to make the synth work? > - why do i have to preload module XXX? > >>> http://www.boosthardware.com/LAU/alsa/ > >doesn't render under netscape 4.0 > You could try. http://www.boosthardware.com/LAU/alsa/index.html Otherwise it's windohs or bpftp that are corrupting the files somewhere. >I think that simply for working on this, Patrick should be made >webmaster for alsa-project.org. The simple fact that he has bothered >to do some work on the website moves him beyond almost anybody else on >the list, though in most cases, for all the right reasons. > Sure. At least I have my computers now so can work on things at home. Unfortunately I haven't got net connected yet. >--p -- Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd For the discerning hardware connoisseur Http://www.boosthardware.com Http://www.boosthardware.com/LAU/Linux_Audio_Users_Guide/ _____________________________________________________________ Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net _____________________________________________________________ You deserve a better email address! Get personalized email @yourname or @yourcompany from Everyone.net --> http://www.everyone.net?tag _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
