Slackware9.1 after compiled 2.6.6 kernel my sound disappeared. Do I need to install the Alsa packages? I thought in 2.6.6 all the sound modules work from within the kernel and no need for externel sound module such as Alsa.

ALSA is integrated into 2.6, but besides the module you still need alsa-libs, alsa-utils etc in order to utilise it.

hello

Well, I installed alsa-lib alsa-util alsa-tool all in version10.4 by compiling from source "make" then "checkinstall" everything went ok. When I ran alsaconf it detected my soundcard alright but I can't run alsamixer and in xwindows when I try to play some sound using xmms, it complaned about some error in output. I remember one thing thought, when I type alsaconf and in the following instances a row of text saying "driver not found" or "can't load driver" something of that sort. It only appear for a fracttion before alsaconf program comes up, I think you all have seen that. Is there something I can do?


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I also tried to install the alsa-driver 10.4 package but on ./configure a message told me that this function is already included in the kernel so this proves that the 2.6.6 kernel already has alsa but I still don't have sound despite installing alll the other alsa packages.

how did you compile alsa with the kernel. i think there will be problems if you compile it into the kernel. instead, compile it as a module and see if it works