1 Sep
2005
1 Sep
'05
10:16 p.m.
On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 01:38:28PM -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
The version of ALSA in the kernel trails the current
ALSA version by
about one major ALSA release (eg 1.0.8 -> 1.0.9). The current kernel is
2.6.13 - 2.6.11 is 6-9 months old. So it comes with an ALSA that's way
too old to have the "softvol" feature that you need.
The easiest fix is to just upgrade to kernel 2.6.13. You also need to
make sure to upgrade all other alsa-* packages to at least 1.0.9.
The "debian way" (which as you know by now is usually the right way but
NEVER the easiest way) is to install the ALSA source packages and use
the Debian kernel build system to compile these modules separately, then
install them with the kernel. Check the Debian docs.
I recall you said once that installing 2.6.13 is a "terribly bad idea"
if you want a stable machine. You also mentioned that 2.6.12 was quite
stable.
Do you now recommend 2.6.13 or 2.6.12? What is the "debian way" to
install 2.6.13? Is there a package?
BTW, alsa-source 1.0.9b compiles and works fine for linux 2.6.11.
Ryan