Thanks everyone. especially to Mark for his AlsaBuild script. It didn't run entirely unproblematically on my system but it seems to be a good guide. I patched the 2.4.18 kernel successfully (though with a few questions about reversed/already-patched modules), and then tried compiling using make-kpkg, the debian kernel package builder. For the first time ever (this is my third recompile) the script wouldn't run, and gave the following error message:
init/main.c: In function `root_dev_setup': init/main.c:296: sizeof applied to an incomplete type init/main.c:296: sizeof applied to an incomplete type init/main.c:296: sizeof applied to an incomplete type init/main.c:296: sizeof applied to an incomplete type init/main.c:296: sizeof applied to an incomplete type init/main.c:296: sizeof applied to an incomplete type init/main.c:298: sizeof applied to an incomplete type make[1]: *** [init/main.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18' make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2 The problem seems to be with a line in main.c regarding root_device_name, which I guess is supposed to point to the root partition (I'm code-illiterate, though, so I can't say for sure). Has anyone seen this error before? Do you know how to fix it? Thanks loads, Matt ps -- re:nvidia drivers -- yes, I know they're not free software; but the video card came with the system, so I did what I had to to make it work... >On Thu, 11 Jul 2002 21:57:28 -0400 >Matt Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> hi there, >> >> I'm just getting started on linux and wanted to get the sound working >> on my machine. I've found it pretty difficult so far. I am running >> Debian Woody Gnu/Linux with kernel 2.4.18 plus a custom nvidia module >> to drive the video card. I want to enable the onboard sound, which >> is a Realtek ALC650 - AC-link, supports AC'97 2.2; but underneath it >> seems to be based on a VIA chipset, the via8223, and is plug and play >> (at least according to sndconfig). Sndconfig recognized the card but >> gave an error (no error message) when it tried to use the linux >> driver to run it. SO, since I want to ultimately do some audio work >> on the machine, I thought I would go straight to ALSA. According to >> the soundcard matrix, ALSA should support the card (I think). >> >> But I'm just not sure what to do next. I installed the alsa .deb >> packages from debian/UNSTABLE , which as far as I can tell are from >> 0.9.0.rc1. > >If you have a MSI kt3 mainboard you must use at least ALSA 0.9.0rc2 IIRC >using the snd-via8233 module. After unpacking the ALSA driver tarball you'll >get an INSTALL file which is up to date. I remember something about in >Debian you don't edit /etc/modules.conf directly but edit /etc/modules... > >> The ALSA how-to's all seem to be written for 0.4 or 0.5 >> at best, and also for kernel 2.2.x; and they haven't yet worked out >> for me (that is, I've tried to do what they say, but always without >> success. Is there someone out there who is using 2.4 and who can >> tell me what bits need to be included in the kernel itself, what >> modules need to be included dand excluded, and what bits of prep I'll >> need to do afterwards to make the sound actually work? Or can >> someone point me to an up-to-date howto? I'm an absolute Linux >> newbie and, though I'm proud of having struggled through my first >> kernel recompile already, I'm at the limits of my technical capacity >> here. > >You only need soundcore as a module (compiled in the kernel is also >possible as far as I know), you don't need anything else about sound >in the kernel configuration, although compling OSS/free drivers _as >modules_ shouldn't hurt as long as those modules are not inserted in >the running kernel ;) > >> whew. thanks for any help you can give. I _want_ to free my >> softwaqre; but it's harder than I thought! thanks, >> matt > >The custom nvidia module is not free in the sense of free speech >(Open Source) but only in the sense of free beer (no money) :) HTH, > > -Frans > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >Gadgets, caffeine, t-shirts, fun stuff. >http://thinkgeek.com/sf >_______________________________________________ >Alsa-user mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Gadgets, caffeine, t-shirts, fun stuff. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
