Re: Sound configuration not in initial install
>> "r" == robbie <robbie@scot-mur.demon.co.uk> writes:
r> Why does debian not include sound modules in the default kernel package?
Because sound in 2.0 kernels is not modular enough. IO, IRQ etc. have
to be hardcoded into the kernel. Some option must not be set for some
soundcard, whereas others have to be etc.
If you want to use the OSS Soundsystem in 2.0 a kernel, you have to
recompile the kernel. Don't know about ALSA.
For 2.2 kernels, The OSS can be modularised.
The installdisks don't have room for this anyway.
r> Or maybe a sepperate package with sound modules which depends on
r> the kernel.
Why bother with this. You should recompile your kernel anyway (to get
a slim version that only has the things you use). With kernel-package,
this is a breeze.
Ciao,
Martin
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