Re: [linux-audio-user] ALSA and Debian

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] ALSA and Debian
From: Russell Neches (russell_AT_ccs.neu.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 06 2002 - 09:05:57 EEST


Anahata <anahata_AT_treewind.co.uk> writes:

> I'm not too bothered as I have now got the paid-for OSS driver for my
> Midiman 2448 working again since recently upgrading to Woody.
>
> Did I install the wrong thing or in the wrong order? (there's lots of
> packages with 'ALSA' in the name)

542 [russell_AT_zento mp3]$ dpkg -l "*alsa*" | wc
     69 427 4337

Indeed there are!

> Is there some easy way of fixing the dependency complaints? I don't
> really understand the mechanism or the error message.

apt-get the following:

alsa-headers
alsa-source
alsa-utils
alsaconf
alsalib
alsa-dev
esound-alsa
libarts-alsa
libkmid-alsa

Go to /usr/src and untar alsa-driver.tar.gz. It will put its stuff in
/usr/src/modules/alsa-driver. Follow the directions to build it
against your kernel and install it.

Some of the packages might not be required, since they may contain
files installed from building alsa-source. If you're feeling
ambitious, it's pretty easy to wrap the whole thing up in a .deb. Go
here [http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/] if you've never done
that before.

If anyone's using the same kernel build as you, drop the .deb on the
web somewere and create a Packages.gz in the same directory. Then, you
can put it in apt's sources.list. Share and enjoy.

Russell


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