hi

howto install the newest ALSA kernel module 1.0.18 under lenny ?
I cannot find a debian package.
should I unpack and install alsa-driver-1.0.18.tar.bz2 ?

The alsa drivers are already in the kernel. If you want a newer set of drivers than what is available in your kernel, you can download the source and build it for your kernel. If you install "module-assistant" and your kernel headers linux-headers-$(uname -r) it should be fairly easy to build.

thx, but do you mean to setup in this way ?

http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/Quick_Install

the problem is at alsa-utils installation, I'm getting errors.

What errors are you getting?
You need to be careful about overwriting existing ALSA utils; you might confuse the package manager and break things. It is safest to create a *.deb package to install replacement utils and other things. The only thing I can recommend you install without creating a package are the driver modules. As long as your current alsa utils provide the support you need, I don't see any advantage in replacing the utils. But if you really want to replace the utils, what errors are you getting when you attempt to install?

there is a nice and newest alsa deb:

http://www.linuxant.com/alsa-driver/

and it works perfectly.

btw. deb file shouldn't destroy debian package database.

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