Re: make a module?
Jeff Maxson said:
>
> I seem not to get sound, and from trying different things, it seems
> that the module "snd" never got made when I installed. How does
> one go about generating a module without rolling the entire kernel?
should probably make your own kernel..i don't see drivers named
"snd" in the kernel source so your best off making sure you know
what soundchipset you have and tryin to build a kernel, or try
to install alsa. i found for laptops alsa seems good, for desktops
the only soundcard i use is SB PCI 128 and the OSS lite in the kernel
works great. theres a bunch of different drivers to get sound
.whenever i build a machine that is gonna be used forserious use(e.g. i plan to keep it around for more then a few
minutes/hours) building(or at least installing) a custom kernel
is the first thing on the list.
>
> Furthermore, along the lines of teaching a guy to fish instead of
> just giving him fish, what books would cover answers to questions
> like this?
when i started building kernels back in 95 or 96 i forget which,
i read the README file that came with the kernel source. very
helpful. maybe lateron you can learn how to use kernel-package
too. i didn't start using that till about a year ago. also
use the online help with kernel config. i prefer to use menuconfig,
others like xconfig(though i hear its unsupported and may break
in 2.2.x kernels). i go to every option and check the help. many
like to build dynamic kernels(lots of modules). im the opposite,
i prefer the most statically linked kernel as i can get. and i
disable the kernel module auto loader.
i haven't seen a linux book yet that was worth much, but i haven't
sought any out either, just seen what others used for reference.
i prefer to jump face first and learn from breaking things. i learned
a lot from slackware back in the days !!
good luck.
nate
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