hello all

iam using suse linux entrprise desktop and i was facing aproblem with my sound card and i downloaded alsa drivers from alsa project site and ia install it like this it was a tar.bz2 file :


In a shell type these commands:

Make a directory to store the alsa source code in.

cd /usr/src
mkdir alsa
cd alsa
cp /downloads/alsa-* .

Now unzip and install the alsa-driver package

bunzip2 alsa-driver-xxx
tar -xf alsa-driver-xxx
cd alsa-driver-xxx
./configure --with-cards=hda-intel --with-sequencer=yes;make;make install

and this is my output :


linux-77a8:/usr/src/alsa # cp -r /root/Desktop/alsa-driver-1.0.13.tar.bz2 /usr/src/alsa/
linux-77a8:/usr/src/alsa # bunzip2 alsa-driver-1.0.13.tar.bz2
linux-77a8:/usr/src/alsa # tar -xf alsa-driver-1.0.13.tar
linux-77a8:/usr/src/alsa # cd alsa-driver-1.0.13/
linux-77a8:/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.13 # ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes
checking for inline... inline
checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes
checking whether gcc needs -traditional... no
checking for current directory... /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.13
checking cross compile...
checking for directory with kernel source... /lib/modules/2.6.16.21-0.8-smp/source
checking for directory with kernel build... /lib/modules/2.6.16.21-0.8-smp/build
checking for kernel linux/version.h... no
The file /lib/modules/2.6.16.21-0.8-smp/source/include/linux/version.h does not exist.
Please install the package with full kernel sources for your distribution
or use --with-kernel=dir option to specify another directory with kernel
sources (default is /lib/modules/2.6.16.21-0.8-smp/source).
linux-77a8:/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.13 # make
make all-deps
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.13'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all-deps'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.13'

Please, run the configure script as first...<<<<<<<<<<<<<this is the error

Did you try running './configure' plainly? That might actually get the program to see what processor and make the files to work right. Sometimes (like with printers in some cases), you may actually need to run '--libdir={$PATH}dir' where {$PATH} leads to dir, and it specifies the location of the library. I do not know if this is the problem, because I know that with the CUPS Printer Driver, I had to do something like that. I would advise that, with care, you read the options. I hope this helps

i used ./configure but the out was similer to above any how thanx for hrlp but it

should have been your first install command. What does that give you?

MR. Xavierp tahnx for eplaying and i was waiting for you

here i sthe out put for ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel

linux-77a8:/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.13 # ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes
checking for inline... inline
checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes
checking whether gcc needs -traditional... no
checking for current directory... /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.13
checking cross compile...
checking for directory with kernel source... /lib/modules/2.6.16.21-0.8-smp/source
checking for directory with kernel build... /lib/modules/2.6.16.21-0.8-smp/build
checking for kernel linux/version.h... no
The file /lib/modules/2.6.16.21-0.8-smp/source/include/linux/version.h does not exist.
Please install the package with full kernel sources for your distribution
or use --with-kernel=dir option to specify another directory with kernel
sources (default is /lib/modules/2.6.16.21-0.8-smp/source).

and when im going to use " make " the error appears tells me that PLZ RUN THE CONFIGURE SCRIPT as first however i used the configure

thanx for u again

Have this installed?

./configure --with-cards=hda-intel --with-sequencer=yes


checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes
checking for inline... inline
checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes
checking whether gcc needs -traditional... no
checking for current directory... /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.13
checking cross compile...
checking for directory with kernel source... /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp/source
checking for directory with kernel build... /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp/build
checking for kernel linux/version.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/autoconf.h... yes
checking for kernel version... 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp
checking for GCC version... Kernel compiler: gcc 4.0.0 20050525 (Red Hat 4.0.0-9) Used compiler: gcc (GCC) 4.0.0 20050519 (Red Hat 4.0.0-8)
checking for built-in ALSA... no
checking for existing ALSA module... yes
checking for Red Hat kernel... auto
checking for Red Hat kernel... no
checking for SUSE kernel... auto
checking for SUSE kernel... no
checking for CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL... yes
checking to modify of kernel linux/kmod.h... no
checking for kernel linux/utsrelease.h... no
Creating a dummy <linux/utsrelease.h>...
checking for kernel linux/compiler.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/pm.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/spinlock.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/irq.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/threads.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/rwsem.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/gameport.h... yes
checking for kernel media/v4l2-dev.h... no
checking for kernel linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/highmem.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/workqueue.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/dma-mapping.h... yes
checking for kernel asm/hw_irq.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/device.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/platform_device.h... no
Creating <linux/platform_device.h>...
checking for kernel linux/jiffies.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/compat.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/adb.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/cuda.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/pmu.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/moduleparam.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/syscalls.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/firmware.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/err.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/bitmap.h... yes
checking for kernel linux/mutex.h... no
Creating <linux/mutex.h>...
checking for kernel module symbol versions... yes
checking for PCI support in kernel... yes
checking for I2C driver in kernel... module
checking for I2C_POWERMAC in kernel... unknown
checking for firmware loader... yes
checking for input subsystem in kernel... yes
checking for directory to store kernel modules... /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp/kernel/sound
checking for verbose procfs... on
checking for verbose printk... on
checking for debug level... none
checking for ISA support in kernel... yes
checking for processor type... i686
checking for i386 machine type... default
checking for SMP... yes
checking for Video device support in kernel... yes
checking for ISA PnP driver in kernel... yes
checking for PnP driver in kernel... yes
checking for Kernel ISA-PnP support... yes
checking for strlcpy... yes
checking for snprintf... yes
checking for vsnprintf... yes
checking for scnprintf... yes
checking for sscanf... yes
checking for vmalloc_to_page... yes
checking for old kmod... no
checking for PDE... yes
checking for pci_set_consistent_dma_mask... yes
checking for pci_dev_present... yes
checking for msleep... yes
checking for msleep_interrupt... yes
checking for msecs_to_jiffies... yes
checking for tty->count is the atomic type... no
checking for video_get_drvdata... yes
checking for io_remap_pfn_range... yes
checking for kcalloc... yes
checking for kstrdup... no
checking for kzalloc... no
checking for create_workqueue with flags... no
checking for saved_config_space in pci_dev... yes
checking for new pci_save_state... yes
checking for register_sound_special_device... no
checking for driver version... 1.0.13
checking for sequencer support... yes
checking for OSS/Free emulation... yes
checking for OSS PCM plugin system inclusion... yes
checking for RTC callback support in kernel... may be buggy, skipped
checking for HPET support... yes
checking for dynamic minor numbers... no
checking for support of old API... yes
checking for Procfs support... yes
checking for USB support... yes
checking for class_simple... yes
checking for old driver suspend/resume callbacks... yes
checking for removal of page-reservation for nopage/mmap... no
checking for nested class_device... no
checking for PnP suspend/resume... no
checking for new unlocked/compat_ioctl... yes
checking for PC-Speaker hook... no
checking for kernel PCMCIA
checking for PCMCIA support... yes
checking for PC9800 support in kernel... no
checking for parallel port support... yes
checking for power management... yes
checking for which soundcards to compile driver for... hda-intel
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating version
config.status: creating Makefile.conf
config.status: creating snddevices
config.status: creating utils/alsa-driver.spec
config.status: creating utils/buildrpm
config.status: creating toplevel.config
config.status: creating utils/alsasound
config.status: creating utils/alsasound.posix
config.status: creating include/pci_ids_compat.h
config.status: creating include/config.h
config.status: include/config.h is unchanged
config.status: creating include/config1.h
config.status: include/config1.h is unchanged
config.status: creating include/version.h
config.status: include/version.h is unchanged
config.status: creating include/autoconf-extra.h
config.status: include/autoconf-extra.h is unchanged
Hacking autoconf.h...

am not hearing audio yet!!

next steps then are:
and then make sure that the volume control in your window manager/desktop environment is unmuted and you should be rocking!