install Advanced Linux Sound Architecture - Driver ( ALSA )
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install Advanced Linux Sound Architecture - Driver ( ALSA )
Hi,
I would like to install Advanced Linux Sound Architecture - Driver ( ALSA ), but the installation guide using a lot of technical literateur- not easily understands by newbies. I can't understand what to do after running make install, ie the following steps.
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6) Run the './snddevices' script to create new sound devices in /dev directory.
Skip this step, if you have a kernel with the DEVFS support.
7) Edit your /etc/modules.conf (see the kmod support section below).
8) Run 'modprobe snd-xxxx' where xxxx is the name of your card.
Note: All ALSA ISA drivers support ISA PnP natively, so you don't need
isapnptools any more. Don't use both together. It will
conflict. For disabling the ALSA ISA PnP support, specify
--with-isapnp=no configure switch.
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My sound card details are given below ( from sound car detecion),
Vendor: nVidia Corporation
Model : nForce Audio
Module: i810_audio
need to know more info...the directions in your post sound like the ones i've been reading while trying to install Alsa using my downloaded Asus drivers...i'm trying to use it using Mepis....
when i installed using Mandrake i think i left out the ./snddevices line....
but i need more info from u...to tell if u should do the same thing
go to Asus.com....find the alsa drivers for your motherboard.....follow the instructions that come along with it....make sure u have the kernal-source installed on your computer....do the ./configure command just as ut says in the instructions....then do make install....think u can leave out the ./sndconfigure....try it if it stll doesn't work ...do the sndconfigure line... u still didn't tell me what distro ur using...
You'll need to recompile the kernel to get ALSA working. Enable sound support but nothing else on the sound menu (say no to everything else) then follow these instructions http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc...odule=intel8x0
I serached www.asus.com for the linux drivers for my motherboard but not found there, and find drivers in www.nvidia.com.
If installed the these drivers, then any need of ALSA ?.
sorry about directions to the asus.com site....you have to search their site with your MB model....mines a P4PE-X....but the last few days the server has been busy or down or something...luckily i still have a copy i saved on a CD....glad u found then elsewhere...
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