Audio card recommendations

[pbharris]

they could be called kernel headers, they should be ob the disks, pretty standard stuff

[Mip]

Yeah, I would think I'd be able to find them easily.

I the RPM manager for Mandrake 8.2, I can see both installed and installable rpms. I can't seem to find anything called with the name kernel headers, or headers.

I'll check the disks (though I think they are accessed by rpmdrak).

M

[Mip]

OK - this is curious....

I found a package on the first disk of the distro called:

kernel-headers-2.4.18-25mdk.i586.rpm

However, when I tried to install it, it said that it was already installed.

Now, when I query it:

rpm -q kernel-headers-2.4.18-25mdk.i586.rpm

returns

package kernel-headers-2.4.18-25mdk.i586.rpm not installed

Any ideas?

M

[pbharris]

yea!! just do a rpm -q kernel-headers to verify it is installed, don't include version number etc.

[Mip]

Okay - did that. It returned:

kernel-headers-2.4.18-25mdk

So, according to this. They are installed.

Might they be in the wrong place? Any ideas why the link failed?

M

[Mip]

Here's some more info after a little more digging.

The Makefile is:

ifndef AUCHIP
AUCHIP = AU8830
endif

ifeq ($(AUCHIP),AU8830)
NAME = au8830
ASP_OBJ = asp30.o
endif

ifeq ($(AUCHIP),AU8810)
NAME = au8810
ASP_OBJ = asp10.o
endif

ifeq ($(AUCHIP),AU8820)
NAME = au8820
ASP_OBJ = asp20.o
endif

VER = $(shell uname -r)
MODDIR = /lib/modules/$(VER)/misc
CONF = $(wildcard /etc/modules.conf)
ifeq ($(strip $(CONF)),)
CONF = /etc/conf.modules
endif

INCLUDEDIRS = -I/usr/src/linux/include

#
# CPU types, Uncomment one only!
#
#CFCPU = 486
CFCPU = pentium
#CFCPU = pentiumpro

#
# If you have an SMP system uncomment the following (experimental)
#
#AUSMP = -D__SMP__

#
# Debug/Optimization
#
#CFDEBUG = -g -DDEBUG=1 -DDEBUG_AU -D__VerboseMode
CFOPT = -O6 -fomit-frame-pointer

# Do Not Modify Anything Below This Line!

~snip~

I'll change the chip to pentiumpro (I have a PII).

Should I change the INCLUDEDIRS = -I/usr/src/linux/include

THanks,

M

[Mip]

I'm confused - but happy nevertheless.

It's working now, though I don't quite understand why now.

I moved the tar archive from my home directory to /root

I then retarred it, edited the Makefile, ran make install,
and got the following errors:

cc -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DAU8830 -mpentiumpro -O6 -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall
-pipe -I/usr/src/linux/include -c -o au_audio.o au_audio.c
In file included from au_vortex.h:66,from au_audio.c:49:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/malloc.h:4:2:
warning: #warning linux/malloc.h is deprecated, use linux/slab.h instead.

I get this for a number of pieces (au_midi.o, au_midi.c, etc)

This is followed by:

mv -f /etc/modules.conf /etc/modules.conf.old
gawk -f mod_conf /etc/modules.conf.old > /etc/modules.conf

echo "alias sound au8830" >> /etc/modules.conf
echo "alias midi au8830" >> /etc/modules.conf
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/misc
cp -f au8830.o /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/misc
/sbin/depmod -a
/sbin/rmmod au8830
rmmod: module au8830 is not loaded
make: [install] Error 1 (ignored)
/sbin/modprobe au8830
Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/misc/au8830.o will taint the kernel: no license

Is it just warning me that the kernel now has pieces in it that aren't necessarily approved?

I'm just curious at this point, as it does work.

THanks a bunch for your help.

M

[pbharris]

excellent!! much cheaper than a new card.

yea - if the GPL licence is not with the module it will taint the kernel.

[Mip]

Yeah, it's also way more gratifying to get my card to work,
then to have to purchase another.

I need to read up on this stuff. I don't understand 1/10
of what's taking place when I do this kind of thing.

Thanks again for your help,

M