Hi Venugopal, Can I check this in packagemanager?
I came to know that in kernel 2.5 alsa has been integrated. If I install that kernel on my system, will all the existing rpms in redhat 7.1 (uses kernel 2.4.2-2) work. Kiran Makam --- Pramod Venugopal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From what I understand, kernel should have sound > support but no need of sound > modules :) Also make sure kernel-headers rpm is > installed > > dvNuLL > > On Thursday 11 April 2002 21:57, you wrote: > > I am trying to install the latest alsa drivers on > my > > system. > > > > My sytem details: os - RedHat 7.1 processor - > AMD > > 500 MHz sound card - ALS4000 > > > > When I tried to run ./configure in the > alsa-drivers > > directory, following error message came: > > > > ----------------- > > loading cache ./config.cache > > checking for gcc... (cached) gcc > > checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... > yes > > checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) is a > > cross-compiler... no > > checking whether we are using GNU C... (cached) > yes > > checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes > > checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib > > checking for a BSD compatible install... (cached) > > /usr/bin/install -c > > checking how to run the C preprocessor... (cached) > gcc > > -E > > checking for ANSI C header files... (cached) yes > > checking for linux/fs.h... (cached) yes > > checking for working const... (cached) yes > > checking for inline... (cached) inline > > checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be > > included... (cached) yes > > checking whether gcc needs -traditional... > (cached) no > > checking for directory with kernel source... > > /usr/src/linux > > checking for kernel version... failed (probably > > missing /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h) > > expr: syntax error > > ------------------------ > > > > I changed the value of kerneldir variable in > > configure file from "/usr/src/linux" to "/usr". > After > > this > > configure ran without any error messages. > > > > When I execute the make command, following error > > messages are coming: > > > > --------------------------- > > [root@localhost alsa-driver-0.5.12a]# make > > make[1]: Entering directory > > `/tmp/temp/alsa-driver-0.5.12a/kernel' > > gcc -DALSA_BUILD -D__KERNEL__ -O2 > > -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i586 -DLINUX > > -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fomit-frame-pointer > -pipe > > -I/usr/include -I.. -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c sound.c > > In file included from ../include/driver.h:66, > > from sound.c:23: > > /usr/include/linux/modversions.h:1:2: #error > Modules > > should never use kernel-headers > > system headers, > > /usr/include/linux/modversions.h:2:2: #error but > > headers from an appropriate kernel-source > > make[1]: *** [sound.o] Error 1 > > make[1]: Leaving directory > > `/tmp/temp/alsa-driver-0.5.12a/kernel' > > make: *** [compile] Error 1 > > [root@localhost alsa-driver-0.5.12a]# > > ------------------------------ > > > > Can any one please help me in solving the above > > problem. > > > > In mini-howTo it is said that all sound moudles > > including sound.o should be disabled. How to do > that? > > It is also told that if the kernel is compiled > with > > the sound card, then kernel should be recompiled. > How > > to > > know whether the kernel is compiled with the sound > card? > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Alsa-user mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
