On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 07:52:11AM +0200, Jens Schmalzing wrote: > Hi, > > Martin-�ric Racine wrote: > > > I used the regular Debian kernel-source-2.4.20 and > > kernel-patch-2.4.20-powerpc, not Ben's patches (even though they > > are suppose to improve over Debian's), btw. The configuration > > file I used to build the kernel was enclosed in that post too. > > The config file looks alright to me. I strongly suggest you go and > build a benh kernel (either directly from his tree, which will get you > 2.4.21-ben1, or from the Debian package kernel-patch-benh, which now > reflects the state of 2.4.20-ben10) and come back here with the output > of "depmod -a; modprobe dmasound" when you got it running. > > Sven Luther writes: > > > Ok, ok, altough i have to warn you, i have no pmac hardware, but if it > > is only a build problem, then i can handle it. > > It is not, judging from the very limited amount of information in the > post.
Yep, this i have also seen since then. > > Also, which version of kernel-source-2.4.20 and which gcc where you > > using ? > > This should not affect the dmasound driver. No, but if it was a build problem as was claimed, it would have. > > Will try to fish the bugreport out of the archive now. > > <URL:http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2003/debian-powerpc-200306/ > msg00267.html> Yep, read it, i had it in my personal archive, but thanks anyway. A true bug report is always better though, it is easier to remember them when wanting to work on packages, or checking when doing a new release. BTW, are all the bug reports that are against older 2.4 kernel still worth it ? I will follow up on them and try to close them if they are no more present today. Friendly, Sven Luther
