Hi Paul, nice to see you here, too :)
I could eventually solve my problems by updating to a stock SuSE kernel 2.4.16. I do have missing symbols in some strange modules now, but alsa works :) Good luck... Florian Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Alsa people, > > I pinged the list a while back while I was attempting to get ALSA working on > my RedHat 7.3 box and I eventually gave up. In an effort to be somewhat > helpful I have listed the general chronology below, sorry if the detail is > missing (not to mention my dodgy memory) but the theme seems to be > consistent with other punters having difficulty getting it happening: > > - Started with kernel 2.4.18-5, all updates applied using up2date > (redhat's upgrade tool). I have not recompiled the kernel locally, I have > just used binary RPM's (+kernel source). > > - Had various difficulties in configure/make process, had various tips > from this list but all no go. I got as far as compiling some modules but > got missing symbols trying to modprobe snd.o. > > - I tried again, first manually selecting the config for my kernel to > ensure everything was in sync. > > - Finally decided to update to 2.4.18-10 kernel being careful to only > install kernel and matching source (athlon). I didn't create any links > manually in the kernel source directories. > > - Blew away the alsa-* directories and started again. This time got > alot further, to the point where I could modprobe the alsa drivers and > compile the libraries. > > - At this point I could no longer run KMix so I attempted to compile > alsa-utils to unmute the sound devices. It bailed out at the configure > point with "no linkable libasound.so" > > - Now this is where things got scary. I again blew away the alsa-* > source directories and started with a fresh set. Now I can't even compile > them, there are numerous error messages including deprecated stuff to do > with malloc. I have made no manual changes in the kernel source directories > and it is strange that the configure/compile process was not repeatable. > > - So now I figure I need to install a new kernel and source then I get > exactly one shot at compiling everything successfully. > > If you think some more detail would be helpful I can go back and repeat > steps. > > Cheers > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Florian Bomers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "ALSA user" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 5:13 AM > Subject: [Alsa-user] Compilation problems drivers 0.9rc3 w/ SuSE 7.2 > > > I use the stock kernel 2.4.4.SuSE > > installed kernel source rpm > > removed include/linux/isapnp.h > > ./configure --with-kernel=/usr/src/linux > > make install > > --> compilation error something like "linux/version.h does not exist" > (sorry no > > output available) > > > > did a "make config" and "make dep" in the kernel source. > > in alsa driver dir: > > make mrproper > > ./configure --with-kernel=/usr/src/linux > > make install > > --> compilation error: > > ... > > > gcc -DALSA_BUILD -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE=1 -I/root/alsa-driver-0.9.0rc3/includ > e > > -I/usr/src/linux/include -O2 -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i586 -DLI > NUX > > -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c > > sound.c > > sound.c:41: `snd_hack_usb_set_interface' undeclared here (not in a > function) > > sound.c:41: initializer element is not constant > > sound.c:41: (near initialization for > > `__ksymtab_snd_hack_usb_set_interface.value') > > make[1]: *** [sound.o] Error 1 > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/alsa-driver-0.9.0rc3/acore' > > make: *** [compile] Error 1 > > > > Mailing list archive did not produce meaningful answers. > > I have had similar problems with a stock Redhat 7.3 installation, which I > could > > only work around by installing a new kernel. > > > > Thanks for any hints or pointers, > > Florian > > > > -- > > Florian Bomers > > Java Sound > > Java Software/Sun Microsystems, Inc. > > http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/sound/ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > > Welcome to geek heaven. > > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > > _______________________________________________ > > Alsa-user mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > > -- Florian Bomers Java Sound Java Software/Sun Microsystems, Inc. http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/sound/ ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
