On Tuesday 09 September 2008 22:01:42 Bill Unruh wrote: > On Tue, 9 Sep 2008, Claudio M. Camacho wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Today I have managed to configure my Sony Vaio using the snd_hda_intel > > model=sony-assamd parameter in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base. > > > > However, if I want to be able to use this model selection, the Intel HDA > > driver has to be compiled as a module. > > > > Do you know if there is any way of building the driver included in the > > kernel and telling the hda model in the kernel parameters line at boot > > time? I use Debian and I don't like to have modules in the kernel, since > > I use audio all the time. > > > > Thank you in advance and congratulations for the list. > > ?? the hda driver is almost always a module not compiled into the kernel. > If someone compiles it into the kernel, they are saying that they never > ever want to change it. That is what modules are for. I doubt strongly that > you have it compiled into your kernel. I suspect strongly that it is a > module. > lsmod > lists all of the modules you have loaded. > > For a module, yes you can replace the module. > (in alsa-drivers, just do make install)
This is from http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/gregkh/lkn/lkn_pdf/ch09.pdf . No guarantees as to whether it will (still) work, but it's worth a try, I guess: ---------------- Module-Specific Options In addition to the options listed in this chapter, parameters for modules that are built in to the kernel can also be passed on the command line. (Dynamically loaded modules, of course, are not in memory when the kernel boots and there- fore cannot be passed as parameters at boot time.) The syntax for passing parameters consists of the module name followed by a dot ( . ) and the parameter For example, the usbcore module accepts the parameter blinkenlights to display flashing lights on all supported USB 2.0 hubs (don’t ever say the kernel devel- opers don’t have a sense of humor). To set this parameter when loading the module dynamically, you would enter: $ modprobe usbcore blinkenlights=1 But if the usbcore module is built into the kernel, you achieve the same effect by invoking the kernel with the following option: usbcore.blinkenlights=1 Most module options for modules that are built into the kernel can also be changed at runtime by writing to files in the subdirectory named after the module under the /sys/module directory. Thus, the blinkenlights option is represented by the file /sys/module/usbcore/blinkenlights. ------------------ Good luck :D ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
