alsa comple issues

[Master of Reality]

Alsa is having some issues, but i almost know how to fix it on my own.
When i try to compile the alsa driver it says "error: need /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h" this file (and folder) isnt there. The file it is looking for is in "/usr/src/linux2.4.7-10/include/linux/version.h"

Is there a way i can make a symbolic link that points from "/usr/src/linux/" to /usr/src/linux2.4.7-10"??

[ June 01, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality ]

[hoojchoons]

Did you try

ln -s sourcefile targetfile ?

[Master of Reality]

when i did that it made a broken link called "linux" in /usr/src/linux2.4.7-10

[hoojchoons]

I was a bit absent-minded before to see that you refer to a directory and not a file. And since the ln command is used to create a link between to files (hard or symbolic), I really don't know. I mean it hasn't happened to me before. Now you have me troubled as well  :rolleyes:

[voidmain]

ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.4.7-10 /usr/src/linux

[Master of Reality]

has anyone else used the alsa drivers because this is really pissing me off. I did the thing VoidMain said and it worked. Now I compiled the driver, library and utils. did /alsa-driver/snddevices.
this howto: http://www.alsa-project.org/~valentyn/Alsa-sound-mini-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.1
tells me to do "modprobe snd-card-<soundcard>" it doesnt show my sound card on the page of the sound card names though, but I know that it has support for my SiS 7012 sound. And even if i try to run that with a sound card that is listed there, it says that it cant find that module. Do any of ya know if i screwed up somewhere or somethin'?

[Master of Reality]

i would just like to say that i havent slept since i posted the previous message. I have been awake for 39 hours!!

[hoojchoons]

Wow! Hope you rest! I bet you'll be sleeping for two days after that  

[Master of Reality]

quote:Originally posted by hoojchoons:
Wow! Hope you rest! I bet you'll be sleeping for two days after that    

I slept for 5 hours than had to go to slchool again

[Master of Reality]

quote:Originally posted by Master of Reality:
has anyone else used the alsa drivers because this is really pissing me off. I did the thing VoidMain said and it worked. Now I compiled the driver, library and utils. did /alsa-driver/snddevices.
this howto: http://www.alsa-project.org/~valentyn/Alsa-sound-mini-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.1
tells me to do "modprobe snd-card-<soundcard>" it doesnt show my sound card on the page of the sound card names though, but I know that it has support for my SiS 7012 sound. And even if i try to run that with a sound card that is listed there, it says that it cant find that module. Do any of ya know if i screwed up somewhere or somethin'?

just felt the need to ask again.

[hoojchoons]

I used to have the same problem with my laptop's CS4281 sound card. It was a bit funny situation too. During SuSE's installation I tried to configure my soundcard and to my great surprise I found out that although the card was correctly recognized by YAST2 (SuSE's setup utility) the ALSA modules wouldn't load! To my even greater surprise, when I did a cold reboot I was able to hear KDE 3.0's sound theme. I went to the YAST2 control panel and voila! the modules were correctly installed  :eek:  . I really don't know what's up with the ALSA drivers. It's really beyond me..