[gentoo-user] ALSA - which config file is correct

[gentoo-user] ALSA - which config file is correct

[pat]

Hi all,

I have question about alsa configuration. I know how to configure the driver
etc., bud during the configuration I've found that the condifuration is
mentioned in 3 files:
1) /etc/modules.d/alsa
2) /etc/modules.conf
3) /etc/modprobe.conf

The part I'm talking about is:
alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
alias sound-slot-0 snd-intel8x0

What is difference between these files ??? I think main should be the 1st one,
but the others what are good for ??? Or can someone light it to me ???

Thanks a lot

	Pat
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Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA - which config file is correct

[Richard Fish]

On 7/14/06, pat <pat@xvalheru.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have question about alsa configuration. I know how to configure the driver
> etc., bud during the configuration I've found that the condifuration is
> mentioned in 3 files:
> 1) /etc/modules.d/alsa

This is the "main" file.  The modules-update command combines the
entries from all of the files in /etc/modules.d/ and generates
/etc/modprobe.conf and /etc/modules.conf.

/etc/modprobe.conf is utilized with 2.6 kernels.  /etc/modules.conf is
a legacy file for 2.4 kernels and associated module utilities.

-Richard
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Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA - which config file is correct

[pat]

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:12:18 -0700, Richard Fish wrote
> On 7/14/06, pat <pat@xvalheru.org> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have question about alsa configuration. I know how to configure the driver
> > etc., bud during the configuration I've found that the condifuration is
> > mentioned in 3 files:
> > 1) /etc/modules.d/alsa
> 
> This is the "main" file.  The modules-update command combines the
> entries from all of the files in /etc/modules.d/ and generates
> /etc/modprobe.conf and /etc/modules.conf.
> 
> /etc/modprobe.conf is utilized with 2.6 kernels.  /etc/modules.conf 
> is a legacy file for 2.4 kernels and associated module utilities.
> 
> -Richard

Thanks

     Pat
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Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA - which config file is correct

[Ryan Tandy]

pat wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have question about alsa configuration. I know how to configure the driver
> etc., bud during the configuration I've found that the condifuration is
> mentioned in 3 files:
> 1) /etc/modules.d/alsa
> 2) /etc/modules.conf
> 3) /etc/modprobe.conf
> 
> The part I'm talking about is:
> alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
> alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
> alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss
> alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
> alias sound-slot-0 snd-intel8x0
> 
> What is difference between these files ??? I think main should be the 1st one,
> but the others what are good for ??? Or can someone light it to me ???
> 
> Thanks a lot
> 
> 	Pat

Just run alsaconf (media-sound/alsa-utils) - it'll do it for you.

If you'd rather not, /etc/modules.d/alsa is the one you want. 
Afterwards, run modules-update to automatically update the other two files.
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