Alan Olsen wrote: > > On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, Robert L Martin wrote: > > > Says everything is already installed... is the module not supported or > > something? I would think a different error message would come up than > > can't locate module. > > walk the /lib/modules/%kernel version%/ tree and see if you have a file > > with that name.o you may need to hand hack modules.conf (does this > > laptop dual boot to WinSomething??) > > If you are using the "secure" module you will have a problem. > > Here is what happens... > > The installer installs Alsa soundcard modules in the > /lib/modules/2.2.17mdk driectory. > > It configures the sound for Alsa module names. > > It installs the secure kernel. > > The secure kernel looks for modules in /lib/modules/2.2.17mdksecure. (And > there are no Alsa kernel modules in that tree.) > > Your options are to configure for the OSS sound module names (if those > will work for you) or get the Alsa source and install the modules in the > tree for the currently running kernel. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Note to AOL users: for a quick shortcut to reply > Alan Olsen | to my mail, just hit the ctrl, alt and del keys. > "In the future, everything will have its 15 minutes of blame." Where can I get the ALSA source? Thanks all for the explanation, it makes much more sense now. I'm an NT Admin who is looking to Linux as a future candidate for the network, and so far I love it! Jason
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