On Sun, 2005-08-07 at 02:30 +0200, Christoph Eckert wrote: > > alsaconf from alsa-utils-1.09a is setting up the > > barest /etc/modules.d/alsa file: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /etc/modules.d $ cat alsa > > # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. --- > > # --- ALSACONF version 1.0.9a --- > > options snd device_mode=0666 > > alias snd-card-0 snd-via82xx > > alias sound-slot-0 snd-via82xx > > # --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. --- > > > > > > As a result the oss emulation modules are not loaded: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /etc/modules.d $ lsmod|grep snd > > snd_seq 55312 0 > > snd_via82xx 28064 0 > > snd_ac97_codec 77432 1 snd_via82xx > > snd_pcm 95496 2 snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec > > snd_timer 26372 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm > > snd_page_alloc 10116 2 snd_via82xx,snd_pcm > > snd_mpu401_uart 8320 1 snd_via82xx > > snd_rawmidi 25888 1 snd_mpu401_uart > > snd_seq_device 8972 2 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi > > snd 58212 8 > > snd_seq,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mp > >u401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device > > > > > > This behaviour seems to have changed with alsa-utils 1.09a > > which seems to have run alsaconf when it was emerged, even > > though I didn't ask it to. > > > > Can anyone explain this annoyance?
see my "SOLVED" message, it is a new config option. > > alsaconf is a very useful but old script. > although it may be old that doesn't mean it is not being developed. The version in alsa-utils-1.09a is different to the version in 1.08 > I don't know if the behaviour has changed, but I guess that > noone has changed alsaconf itself. > > I have the following lines in my modules file: > > alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss > alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss > alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss > you shouldn't need them anymore it seems. > AFAIK it is necessary to have OSS emulation enabled in the > kernel. I hadn't changed the kernel. > > > Best regards > > > ce > > > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
