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I've never yet compiled a kernel that didn't require reinstalling alsa and nvidia modules afterwards. Maybe something we do different maybe?
If you compile the Alsa drivers in the kernel tree then no problem, if you compile Alsa separately then you need to reinstall. Things like alsatools/utils don't need to be recompiled (well, if there isn't a major change in the API I guess).
If you compile the Alsa drivers in the kernel tree then no problem, if you compile Alsa separately then you need to reinstall. Things like alsatools/utils don't need to be recompiled (well, if there isn't a major change in the API I guess).
That's the difference then - I compile alsa separately and don't use the kernel modules.
I have never had such need. tamtam's issue seems more like a missing module for his sound card in the kernel, but of course that he's free to try and install whatever pleases him.
unless you rebuild all your modues, which it will clean all these directorys under lib/modules/kernelnumber, or, you can move the alsa out first and put it back later, which I often forgot to do, so I have the same problem to recomplie alsa every now and then. Kernel number miss match screws up, then you got to do the alsa again.
tamtam fwiw you really should post a link to your dell support page, hence people can see what sound card you have, etc.
you could require OSS device which needs a modprobe or something.
I'm sure the wealth of knowledge of the people on these forums can get you up and running
to play it safe your probably better off using slackware's 2.4.31 or 2.6.13 kernel as none of us know what you did in your kernel that will rule out any possiblity that you may have done something wrong on your side
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