Re: Kernel help - ICH4 (82801DB) onboard sound
Paul W <bloodshot@ntlworld.com> writes:
> I've now found that I may be able to get sound using a kernel 2.5.11
> or above (http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/linux/audio.htm), is
> there a specific version that anyone could recommend?
I'd stay far, far away from the 2.5.x kernel series; it's the
development branch of the kernel, and any given release will probably
be badly broken. Looking in the 2.4.19 kernel source, though, the
i810_audio driver seems to believe in Intel ICH4 hardware, so you
might try a "current" (2.4.19 or 2.4.20) kernel.
> Also I've only ever used kernel sources supplied with the
> distribution before, is there a deb package I need and a debian
> specific procedure or should I just RTFM and post again when I've
> buggered it up?
You can use Debian or "normal" Linux kernel sources, they work the
same way. You probably want to install the kernel-package package,
though, and use that to build Debian packages out of your kernels.
See http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-kernel.en.html for some
pointers.
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