Re: [gentoo-user] alsa-driver emerge error

[Stuart Howard <stuart.g.howard@gmail.com>]

thx for the response 

I think we missed each other with the point though, currently my sound
works just fine and I am happy with it as it is [ie. built in] I am
not sure where the alsa driver in "world" came from unless it is a
hangover from my initial genkernel instalation.
I would like to remove this package from my system simply because I
"think" I dont need it, this being the bit I am not sure about.
I am afraid that there are two things on linux that I have never got
on well with, sound and optical drives. :)

stu



On 7/18/05, Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga@gmail.com> wrote:
> In order to use alsa-driver, you must not have alsa compiled in the
> kernel, I dunno exactly how you got this error using alsa already if
> everything was working before (unless you changed any settings on your
> kernel config). Enable only the audio support, compile modules for
> your sound-cards and let alsa-driver do the rest.
> 
> On 7/18/05, Stuart Howard <stuart.g.howard@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I think I know why I have this error but I woul like another view
> > before I -aCv the package, the error from this mornings emerge -aDuv
> > world was :-
> >
> > checking for built-in ALSA... "yes"
> > configure: error: You have built-in ALSA in your kernel.
> >
> > !!! Please attach the config.log to your bug report:
> > !!! /var/tmp/portage/alsa-driver-1.0.9b/work/alsa-driver-1.0.9b/config.log
> >
> > !!! ERROR: media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.9b failed.
> > !!! Function econf, Line 485, Exitcode 0
> > !!! econf failed
> > !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.
> >
> > I skipped some of the less seemingly pertinent bits, my kernel is
> > currently 2.6.11.5 and ALSA is built into it whereas when I first
> > installed Gentoo [~6 months ago] I used genkernel which IIRC built
> > ALSA as modules which I think has led me to the above error.
> > I checked the changelog and this package
> > media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.9b was last made x86 in febuary which may
> > have been before I installed gentoo hence I think why my world is
> > trying to install it even though I do not require it.
> >
> > Could someone confirm [or guide anyway ] for me that my "guess" is
> > right and that I will be safe to remove the package.
> > Alternatively I have got completly the wrong end of the stick and I am
> > about to kill my system :)
> > in which case a big NO!! dont do it will suffice .
> >
> > thanks stu
> >
> >
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