>From what I understand, kernel should have sound support but no need of sound modules :) Also make sure kernel-headers rpm is installed
dvNuLL On Thursday 11 April 2002 21:57, you wrote: > I am trying to install the latest alsa drivers on my > system. > > My sytem details: os - RedHat 7.1 processor - AMD > 500 MHz sound card - ALS4000 > > When I tried to run ./configure in the alsa-drivers > directory, following error message came: > > ----------------- > loading cache ./config.cache > checking for gcc... (cached) gcc > checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... yes > checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) is a > cross-compiler... no > checking whether we are using GNU C... (cached) yes > checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes > checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib > checking for a BSD compatible install... (cached) > /usr/bin/install -c > checking how to run the C preprocessor... (cached) gcc > -E > checking for ANSI C header files... (cached) yes > checking for linux/fs.h... (cached) yes > checking for working const... (cached) yes > checking for inline... (cached) inline > checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be > included... (cached) yes > checking whether gcc needs -traditional... (cached) no > checking for directory with kernel source... > /usr/src/linux > checking for kernel version... failed (probably > missing /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h) > expr: syntax error > ------------------------ > > I changed the value of kerneldir variable in > configure file from "/usr/src/linux" to "/usr". After > this > configure ran without any error messages. > > When I execute the make command, following error > messages are coming: > > --------------------------- > [root@localhost alsa-driver-0.5.12a]# make > make[1]: Entering directory > `/tmp/temp/alsa-driver-0.5.12a/kernel' > gcc -DALSA_BUILD -D__KERNEL__ -O2 > -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i586 -DLINUX > -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe > -I/usr/include -I.. -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c sound.c > In file included from ../include/driver.h:66, > from sound.c:23: > /usr/include/linux/modversions.h:1:2: #error Modules > should never use kernel-headers > system headers, > /usr/include/linux/modversions.h:2:2: #error but > headers from an appropriate kernel-source > make[1]: *** [sound.o] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/tmp/temp/alsa-driver-0.5.12a/kernel' > make: *** [compile] Error 1 > [root@localhost alsa-driver-0.5.12a]# > ------------------------------ > > Can any one please help me in solving the above > problem. > > In mini-howTo it is said that all sound moudles > including sound.o should be disabled. How to do that? > It is also told that if the kernel is compiled with > the sound card, then kernel should be recompiled. How > to > know whether the kernel is compiled with the sound card? > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
