MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (TheMaverickMind) writes: > >> Linux distribution : Debian Kernel version : 2.2.17 >> ALSA version : 0.5.10b >[...] >> Please, be comprehensive with me, I'm a beginner. > >Please try upgrading to kernel 2.2.19 and ALSA 0.9.0*. I have an >intel810 working under ALSA with those (you may want to read the last >paragraph now), but installing the latter is non-trivial on a Debian >stable system because you need to build it yourself. > >From memory, it goes something like this (lines starting # are done as >root, $ as user, while // are comments and shouldn't be entered): > >// First we need some pre-requisite parts: ># apt-get install task-debian-devel kernel-source-2.2.19 > >// Then we need to build the basic driver packages: >$ apt-get source alsa-driver >$ cd alsa-driver-* && debuild binary && cd .. ># dpkg -i alsa-*deb > >// Now, that's only installed the sources in a debian-friendly way! >// Next we build the actual modules package. ># cd /usr/src ># tar xzf alsa-driver*tar.gz ># cd modules/alsa-driver-* ># debian/rules KSRC=/usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.19 binary-modules ># dpkg -i alsa-modules-* > >// Right, we have the modules installed, but now we need some tools. >// Otherwise, we won't even be able to unmute the channels! >$ apt-get source libasound2 alsa-utils >$ cd libasound2-* && debuild binary && cd .. >$ cd alsa-utils-* && debuild binary && cd .. ># dpkg -i libasound2-*deb alsa-utils-*deb > >I've almost certainly forgotten some parts of that and bits of random >hacking may be required along the way. I'm really just writing it >down because I've thought for a while that I should. Anyone who tries >it can ask me questions and we should at least get a copy of the build >instructions for debian stable in the mail archive then! > >Alternatively, as you're using the same hardware as me, I should be >able to give you my versions of these packages. Please email me >off-list with where I can put them (web or email is fine to me). > >-- >MJR > Hello Mark,
Thanks a million. It turns out that the problems relates to the kernel compile itself. The waitqueue_lock symbol is used only for SMP kernels. Once the kernel is correctly recompiled for uniprocessor, the error disappears. Many thanks to Frank Hess who suggested the solution in another mail archive earlier. TheMaverickMind [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- If it is to be, it is up to me to do it. __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
