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

[Don Brett]

Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:07 PM, Don Brett <dlbrett at zoominternet.net> wrote:
> ...
>   
>>> 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?
>>     
>
> Sure, can just grab it out of the Fedora build system. Quick version
> is "go here":
>
> http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/kernel/2.6.32.11/99.fc12/
>
> However, what exactly is wrong with 141 that is preventing you from
> using that instead? (3rd-party repos are mostly going to have kernel
> module packages that target the latest kernel, not one that is
> relatively old now...).
>
>   
There's probably nothing wrong with the newer kernel (other than it's 
different).  You can probably tell I've been doing all this on a test 
box, but I really want to put the newer video board into my main, 
in-service MythTv box.  But, once I have a MythTv box into production 
(translation - the family is using it), I rarely mess with it....it's a 
self preservation thing.

I was hoping to sneak this into the main box with as little impact as 
possible.  I usually consider a kernel upgrade to be a fairly big deal, 
not because of the kernel, but everything else in the distro 
(point-in-case...nvidia drivers).  I may end up using 141 after all; it 
seemed fairly painless.

Don