Alsa install difficulty

Krenn · 07-24-2004, 07:44 AM

install pkg complains that it is not a .tgz file, ( it is .tar.bz2,) slackpkg and swaret do not respond at command line.

keefaz · 07-24-2004, 07:45 AM

There are extra files to interpret zip file extraction places

In particular post install script which can set permissions, do symlinks, all required action to preperly install a software.

ringwraith · 07-24-2004, 08:18 AM

a tar.bz2 file is not a slackware binary package. The slackware binary packages with install scripts are always .tgz files..... but not all .tgz files are slackware packages unfortunately. Usually tar.bz2 packages are archived source packages that you will have to untar and then build the packages. Only the slackware pacages can be installed using installpkg

Krenn · 07-24-2004, 09:04 AM

alsaconf will now run from command line, but it still reports missing moudle snd, and accomplishes nothing. I have recompiled kernel, and reinstalled all four packages.

ringwraith · 07-24-2004, 09:17 AM

and still doesn't work? did you make certain not to compile alsa into the kernel? you have to build as modules.

Krenn · 07-25-2004, 04:06 AM

fixed the modules, but it still doesn't work.

Krenn · 07-25-2004, 09:14 AM

GOT IT!