[mythtv-users] Installing alsa-driver 1.0.23 - what did I miss?

Don Brett dlbrett at zoominternet.net
Wed Jul 28 03:07:21 UTC 2010


Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:44 PM, Don Brett <dlbrett at zoominternet.net> wrote:
>   
>> Jarod Wilson wrote:
>>     
> ...
>   
>>>> ...then ran depmod:
>>>> [root at vanson alsa-driver-1.0.23]# modinfo snd
>>>> filename:
>>>> /lib/modules/2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686/kernel/sound/acore/snd.ko
>>>>
>>>> ...then reboot and depmod -a again
>>>> [root at vanson ~]# modinfo snd
>>>> filename:
>>>> /lib/modules/2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686/kernel/sound/acore/snd.ko
>>>>
>>>> ...now it sees the new version.
>>>> [root at vanson ~]# cat /proc/asound/version
>>>> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
>>>> Compiled on Jul 25 2010 for kernel 2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686 (SMP).
>>>> [root at vanson ~]#
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is it right?  Is depmod -a all I needed to do in the first place?
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> I'm not quite sure. Your output before and after depmod is identical
>>> in both cases there. But the modinfo from the last two id different
>>> from the first two -- sound/core/snd.ko vs. sound/acore/snd.ko. Or is
>>> that a typo transcribing? (Transcribing is frowned upon, straight
>>> copy-n-paste preferred, to be sure we don't chase our tails due to a
>>> typo). :) But perhaps there was something different about the last
>>> build and install from source vs. prior runs that was actually the
>>> key, not the depmod. (Haven't built out-of-tree alsa in ages, no clue
>>> about all the possible gotchas).
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> Well, I said the box was twisted, so I reloaded it again...got slightly
>> different results.  Now it reports version 1.0.21 again.  The previous
>> install had the modules in the new location (as a result of the update?), so
>> the alsa build was installed in the right place (coincidentally).  This
>> pass....it's still looking at the old location.
>>
>> After MD-12 installation:
>> [root at vanson ~]# modinfo snd
>> filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.32.11-99.fc12.i686/kernel/sound/core/snd.ko
>>     
>
> kernel 2.6.32.11-99
>
>   
>> After depmod -a
>> [root at vanson ~]# depmod -a
>> [root at vanson ~]# modinfo snd
>> filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.32.11-99.fc12.i686/kernel/sound/core/snd.ko
>>     
>
> kernel 2.6.32.11-99
>
>   
>> ...download driver source, unpack,
>> ./configure --with-kernel=/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686
>>     
>
> kernel 2.6.32.16-141
>
>   
>> make
>> make install
>> ./snddevices
>>
>> [root at vanson ~]# modinfo snd
>> filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.32.11-99.fc12.i686/kernel/sound/core/snd.ko
>>     
>
> kernel 2.6.32.11-99
>
>   
>> [root at vanson ~]# cat /proc/asound/version
>> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
>>
>> After depmod -a:
>> [root at vanson ~]# modinfo snd
>> filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.32.11-99.fc12.i686/kernel/sound/core/snd.ko
>>
>> [root at vanson ~]# cat /proc/asound/version
>> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
>>
>> After reboot:
>> [root at vanson ~]# cat /proc/asound/version
>> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
>>
>> [root at vanson ~]# modinfo snd
>> filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.32.11-99.fc12.i686/kernel/sound/core/snd.ko
>>
>> After depmod -a:
>> [root at vanson ~]# modinfo snd
>> filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.32.11-99.fc12.i686/kernel/sound/core/snd.ko
>>
>> [root at vanson ~]# cat /proc/asound/version
>> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
>>
>> After shutdown -h now:
>> [root at vanson ~]# depmod -a
>> [root at vanson ~]# cat /proc/asound/version
>> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
>> [root at vanson ~]# modinfo snd
>> filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.32.11-99.fc12.i686/kernel/sound/core/snd.ko
>> [root at vanson ~]# /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.23/snddevices
>> Creating mixer?...done.
>> .....
>>
>> Not sure what to try from here.
>>     
>
> Install kernel and kernel-devel w/version-release of
> 2.6.32.16-141.fc12, rebuild and reinstall alsa bits, boot that kernel.
> :)
>   
Good idea....actually, I hadn't realized I was building the 141 modules 
and attempting to use them on the 99 release.  Anyhow,

- installed kernel
- already had kernel-devel
- rebuilt and installed alsa, rebooted

on reboot....no nvidia drivers found.

Downloaded the drivers from the nvidia site.  Tried to reinstall them 
with "sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-195.36.15-pkg1.run"...it wants xserver 
stopped before installing.  Can't stop xserver.  :)  This is  actually 
kind of comical.

- ssh'ed in >  init 3
- installed drivers
- init 5 > logged in

[root at vanson Downloads]# cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Compiled on Jul 27 2010 for kernel 2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686 (SMP).

OK, I've got the driver in!  Did a quick try of the HDMI sound...still 
not working, but that's for another nite.  By the way, is there a way to 
get the 99 source so I can build it without doing the new kernel?


PS - thanks for help :)









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