Re: Unresolved symbols potato and kernel 2.0.36
Don't upgrade unless you have to. I always have to remind myself of that - if my machine is working and I can do the tasks I need to do, even though there is a new fangled a super-cool version of my software, I don't have to install it. I still need to remind myself.
That said, I just installed Potato as well, and killed my sound support.
I don't know if I can offer you much help, as my sound is also still dead, but I can make some comments.
First, is sounds to me like you are using stock debian kernels. I don't know if it is true, but it would not surprise me if the Potato kernel is not set to deal with sound modules. I always think compiling your own kernel is a good idea (you learn a lot about your computer and about linux), but others have differing opinions. Oh, and yes, shared IRQs are impossible. At least, I don't think Linux can deal with that setup. But, any linux kernel can deal with any number of serial ports if properly configured. Again, this gets back to building your own kernel.
The 'unresolved symbols' warnings have to do with module dependencies. Did you run 'depmod' after compiling and installing your sound modules? You can try to insert the modules by hand using 'insmod', and when you run into troubles, you will at least know where you are in the process - which modules is not configured correctly or missing.
I wish I could help more.
There should be a modules howto!!!!
Maybe I should write one. As soon as I figure them out.
-Percival
On Sat, Mar 18, 2000 at 10:44:49PM -0500, Jonathan Markevich wrote:
> <depressed_tired_of_pointless_hacking_mode>
> I suppose it's the height of naivite to expect an answer about Debian around
> here, but here goes...
> </depressed_tired_of_pointless_hacking_mode>
>
> Once again... I upgraded to Potato. Yes, stupid, but I'm really really
> tired of waiting.
>
> The upgrade thought it a great idea to remove my working alsa-modules
> package and replace it with... NOTHING! Poof, perfectly good sound is out
> there, somewhere.
>
> So I have tried to replace it... reinstalling, trying other kernel versions
> (including this new-fangled kernel 2.2.x thing which is apparently the
> greatest thing since sliced bread, but won't run on a computer with THREE
> SERIAL PORTS!!! Ever heard of a machine so unusual? I mean a shared IRQ
> that's like, IMPOSSIBLE isn't it??)
>
> I tried recompiling my old drivers, 0.3.pre4 something, and could only do
> that if I installed gcc272 as well, and actually got them compiled.
>
> Now I come to the subject line. I have over a screenful of
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/isapnp.o
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/persist.o
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/snd-ac97-codec.o
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/snd-ad1848.o
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/snd-audiodrive1688.o
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/snd-audiodrive18xx.o
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/snd-audiopci.o
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/snd-card-ad1848.o
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/snd-card-cs4231.o
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/snd-card-cs4232.o
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/snd-cs4231.o
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/snd-card-cs4236.o
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/snd-cs4236.o
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/snd-detect.o
>
> ... and so on.
>
> How on the planet do I resolve them? Yes, they're all the alsa modules, so
> what? How do I fix this? I have a very limited time to hack and I don't
> like spending 4 hours fixing something that was working fine.
>
> Thanks for bearing with me in my misery, and please, give SOME indication
> that someone is out there that has done this before???
>
> <sigh>
>
> --
> Jonathan Markevich <jmarkevich@mad.scientist.com>
> http://members.xoom.com/JMarkevich
>
> There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften.
>
>
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