John
2003-09-28, 02:00 PM CDT
Check out this gem:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/archive/2/2002/04/2/15951
-John
Robert Brown wrote:
> John,
> How do you use insmod?
> Robert
>
> "John" <nosapm@toplevel.tld> wrote in message
> news:qrCdb.26649$pP6.4129@newsread2.news.atl.earth link.net...
>
>>I haven't tried recompiling under Red Hat 9, but I did recompile one
>>time under RH7.2 by following the Kernel HOWTO:
>>
>>http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO/
>>
>>I'm not convinced that you need to recompile your kernel, though. If
>>the driver for your card can be loaded as as shared module, I don't
>>believe there should be a need. Have you tried the Alsa drivers? How
>>about "insmod" to load your module into memory?
>>
>>Again, I'm not sure, but hopefully that gives you some place to start.
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>>Robert Brown wrote:
>>
>>
>>>John
>>>I had an Aureal card before and there was no hope of it working. That
>
> is
>
>>>part of the reason I bought the SB Audigy. Kudzu did find it but all it
>
> did
>
>>>was install support for the 1394 port. I will try to run it again. Do
>
> you
>
>>>know how to recompile the kernel in RH 9?
>>>Robert
>>>
>>>"John" <nosapm@toplevel.tld> wrote in message
>>>news:xEpdb.19063$pP6.18580@newsread2.news.atl.eart hlink.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi, Robert:
>>>>
>>>>Did you have your old sound card configured under RH9? Did Kudzu prompt
>>>>you at bootup to configure your new hardware? I wonder if you should
>>>>run kudzu as root and remove the old hardware from the list, then reboot
>>>>and see if kudzu recognizes the new card.
>>>>
>>>>Just a thought - take it with a grain of salt.
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Robert Brown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I just upgraded my REALLY old sound card to a SoundBlaster Audigy MP3.
>
> I
>
>>>>>checked Red Hat's compatibility list and I thought it would work with
>>>
>>>Red
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Hat 9. However, it doesn't. I've been doing some searching but I cannot
>>>>>figure out how to get it going. Everything says I need to turn sound on
>>>
>>>and
>>>
>>>
>>>>>recompile my kernel. I cannot find where to do this and Red Hat "does
>>>
>>>not
>>>
>>>
>>>>>support re-compiling a kernel". Can someone please give or point me
>>>
>>>towards
>>>
>>>
>>>>>some very simple instructions. I am still a huge Linux novice. Also,
>>>>>everything says the kernel should be in /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-20.x and
>
> I
>
>>>do
>>>
>>>
>>>>>not see it there.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>
>
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/archive/2/2002/04/2/15951
-John
Robert Brown wrote:
> John,
> How do you use insmod?
> Robert
>
> "John" <nosapm@toplevel.tld> wrote in message
> news:qrCdb.26649$pP6.4129@newsread2.news.atl.earth link.net...
>
>>I haven't tried recompiling under Red Hat 9, but I did recompile one
>>time under RH7.2 by following the Kernel HOWTO:
>>
>>http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO/
>>
>>I'm not convinced that you need to recompile your kernel, though. If
>>the driver for your card can be loaded as as shared module, I don't
>>believe there should be a need. Have you tried the Alsa drivers? How
>>about "insmod" to load your module into memory?
>>
>>Again, I'm not sure, but hopefully that gives you some place to start.
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>>Robert Brown wrote:
>>
>>
>>>John
>>>I had an Aureal card before and there was no hope of it working. That
>
> is
>
>>>part of the reason I bought the SB Audigy. Kudzu did find it but all it
>
> did
>
>>>was install support for the 1394 port. I will try to run it again. Do
>
> you
>
>>>know how to recompile the kernel in RH 9?
>>>Robert
>>>
>>>"John" <nosapm@toplevel.tld> wrote in message
>>>news:xEpdb.19063$pP6.18580@newsread2.news.atl.eart hlink.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi, Robert:
>>>>
>>>>Did you have your old sound card configured under RH9? Did Kudzu prompt
>>>>you at bootup to configure your new hardware? I wonder if you should
>>>>run kudzu as root and remove the old hardware from the list, then reboot
>>>>and see if kudzu recognizes the new card.
>>>>
>>>>Just a thought - take it with a grain of salt.
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Robert Brown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I just upgraded my REALLY old sound card to a SoundBlaster Audigy MP3.
>
> I
>
>>>>>checked Red Hat's compatibility list and I thought it would work with
>>>
>>>Red
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Hat 9. However, it doesn't. I've been doing some searching but I cannot
>>>>>figure out how to get it going. Everything says I need to turn sound on
>>>
>>>and
>>>
>>>
>>>>>recompile my kernel. I cannot find where to do this and Red Hat "does
>>>
>>>not
>>>
>>>
>>>>>support re-compiling a kernel". Can someone please give or point me
>>>
>>>towards
>>>
>>>
>>>>>some very simple instructions. I am still a huge Linux novice. Also,
>>>>>everything says the kernel should be in /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-20.x and
>
> I
>
>>>do
>>>
>>>
>>>>>not see it there.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>
>