On Monday 20 September 2004 03:00, James Cummings wrote: > On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:53:10 -0600, Justin Guerin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, it seems that package hasn't made it into unstable or testing yet. > > You have options, however. 1) you can do without sound and wait until > > that package comes in, and then install it. 2) you can compile the > > Alsa modules from source. 3) you can revert to 2.4.26 until the Alsa > > modules package becomes available. 4) you can move to a 2.6 series > > kernel. Alsa is included in those kernels by default, so there is no > > alsa-modules-2.6* package. > > How difficult is 2) ? When I tried 4) previously my computer wouldn't > boot for some reason (forget now but probably something to do with module > dependencies) and I reverted to (then) 2.4.26 > I have never compiled Alsa from source, so I can't fairly comment on how difficult it is. However, if you're comfortable compiling a kernel from source, Alsa shouldn't be any harder.
If you want to try a 2.6 series again, start a new thread with your error message, and we'll try to help you out. > > It seems your sound card isn't being recognized. Have you tried any > > other modules using modconf? > > Yup, with similar results. > This is unexpected. Well, if this and any of the other solutions mentioned in other threads don't solve your problem, then I guess going to Alsa is the only thing that's going to do it. Justin > > ps. please copy the list. I don't mind a CC, but you really want to > > make sure everyone on debian-user has a chance to reply, because a lot > > of people know a lot more about sound than I do. > > Apologies... still getting used to this gmail interface *roll-eyes* > > Thanks for your patient help, > > -James > (remembering to CC to list this time.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
