Hi Mark, Thanks for the reply.
> You can use --with-cards or edit a file in the root directory of the alsa > kernel source. sorry, can't remember the name and I'm not on my home > computer right now. You mean I can do a "./cvscompile --with-cards=snd-opti93x" ? > Seems like I did "make modules" and "make modules > install" just like I'll try this and see what happens. Takashi said a "make install" would suffice though. >http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=WritingAnAlsaDriver > I already have the data sheet, the link above I will look at. > You mentioned using a Cyrix CPU. On a Windows-only I only mentioned this to explain why I take so long to experiment with the driver. Compilation is slooowww.... > I think I've got an old ISA Opti 931 card (purchased new for $7) in a box at > home. I can help debug things if neccesary. That would be nice. Maybe you will experience the same problem as I have and a solution will be quicker to find. Oh well, "back to the drawing board". Once again thanks for the feedback. Regards. Hugo Ferreira. > > De: Mark Rages <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Data: 12/08/2002 23:43:02 > Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: Takashi Iwai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Assunto: Re: Re: [Alsa-devel] Opti 931: Med931 ver.2.0 > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 10:30:15AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi Takashi, Massimo, anyone > > > > Takashi, in response to this last e-mail I patially solved the > > problem. Just to be in the safe side, I: > > > > 1. cleaned the rc2 installation. > > 2. downloaded the cvs version again (10-08-2002) > > 3. did a ?./cvscompile? > > 4. did a ?make install? > > > > It all went fine. I then proceeded to insert ?snd_printk? statements > > in the code of the drive to see what was happening. The process is > > slow and somewhat stressfull 8-[ (Cyrix 200+ with 64Mega). I would > > like to know: > > > > 1. How may I compile/make and install just the modules that I am > > interested in (--with-card ?) > > You can use --with-cards or edit a file in the root directory of the alsa > kernel source. sorry, can't remember the name and I'm not on my home > computer right now. > > > 2. Do have to ./cvscompile all the time? I did try just using > > ?make? after the 1st config, but this did not seem to work. > > Seems like I did "make modules" and "make modules install" just like > when building the Linux kernel. this could be wrong. > > > 3. Do you have any pointers on debugging ALSA diver module? I am sorry > > but my experioence in this platform is somewhat lacking (make. > > autoconfig, etc.). > > This is all I've got: > > http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=WritingAnAlsaDriver > > Read the book linked from above, particualarly the section on debugging. > > Datasheet: ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/datasheets/opti/82c931.pdf > > I think I've got an old ISA Opti 931 card (purchased new for $7) in a box at > home. I can help debug things if neccesary. > > You mentioned using a Cyrix CPU. On a Windows-only mailing list I'm on, many > people talk about drivers that only work on certain CPUs. I've never heard > anything like that on Linux. This is due either to my ignorance, or to Windows > users' cluelessness ("Blame the CPU!") or some technical factor I'm not aware > of. > > Regards, > Mark > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The leading online job board > for high-tech professionals. Search and apply for tech jobs today! > http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code=31 > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The leading online job board for high-tech professionals. Search and apply for tech jobs today! http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code=31 _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
