On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 09:37 -0800, Bill Unruh wrote: > It might be, but it in general is not. It is not possible for the > average > user to just recompile. He almost certainly did not install the > development > stuff when he installed Linux. He probably did not install the kernel > source when he installed linux. So, before he can do "make" he has to > install a HUGE list of development programs and libraries and he has > to > find the kernel source and config files for his particular version of > Linux. In the process he has to resolve a bunch of dependencies, by > which > time he is screaming. Then he can finally do the make, and the make > install.
Why in the hell are all these end users having to compile the kernel to get their sound working? 99.99% of users should never have to compile anything. Sounds like the distros are doing a piss poor job, or else people insist on buying bleeding edge hardware that hasn't been on the market long enough for us to write a working driver. Lee ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
