Woody + Alsa and ESS1869, the saga continues
Alright, I'm getting closer.
Recap: I managed to build a custom kernel with enough hooks to re-load my
ethernet module (only took 10 attempts!) I found that to get the RTL 8139
modules to work I needed to prompt for experimental parts of the 2.2.x
kernel to get RTL8139 support, and to check off support for the RTL8139
card. Then to get DHCLIENT to work, I had to compile with CONFIG_FILTER and
CONFIG_SOCKET, but *NOT* with the kernel DHCP options!! (I had clumsily
compiled DHCP support into the kernel...)
Once I did ALL that, I had my network back. The first thing I did was
apt-get and jump to the packaged 2.4.15 kernel 8-) (Whee, unstable!)
Now, I spent a few days trying to get my ESS1869 card to work. I chose to
install ALSA, and used alsaconf to set it up. However, the only way I get
the card to work is by running the command "modprobe snd-card-es18xx". ALSA
is already running, so now alsaplayer works. The mixer settings are all OK.
After I reboot, the card is not seen. (When the /etc/init.d/alsa start
decalres "no cards found") But it will be seen if I run "modprobe
snd-card-es18xx".
How do I get it to be seen at boot time? I could go hack something into
/etc/rc(mumble) but there has to be a "Right Way" that I am overlooking.
Finally, once it is running, none of the GNOME sounds play. I can play the
sound files through alsaplayer, but cannot figure out how to make GNOME play
its sounds through ALSA.
What am I missing?
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