On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 04:34:25PM -0800, Rodney D. Myers said > I'm using debian Sarge > > I've been attempting to install the alsa sound system, but it keeps > failing. > > When doing a listing the installed packages I see; > > dpkg -l | grep alsa > iF alsa-base 1.0.1-1 ALSA sound driver common files > rc alsa-modules-2 0.9.6+1 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (drivers) > ii alsa-utils 0.9.8-1 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (utils) > ii gstreamer-alsa 0.6.2-2.libran ALSA plugin for GStreamer > > I can remove everything but the "modules". I cannot get a clear > picture of correct file name. $ COLUMNS=200 dpkg -l | grep alsa or use dpkg --get-selections. > If I remove the base & utils files, I'll attempt to install again. I'll > select my chip set via82xx, and then it'll die with the following error > messages; > > aptitude install alsa-base > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree > Reading extended state information... Done > The following NEW packages will be automatically installed: > alsa-utils > **** misc files not upgraded, etc removed*** > The following NEW packages will be installed: > alsa-base alsa-utils > 0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 856 not upgraded. > Need to get 0B/142kB of archives. After unpacking 393kB will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] > Writing extended state information... Done > Preconfiguring packages ... > Selecting previously deselected package alsa-utils. > (Reading database ... 123861 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking alsa-utils (from .../alsa-utils_0.9.8-1_i386.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package alsa-base. > Unpacking alsa-base (from .../alsa-base_1.0.1-1_all.deb) ... > Setting up alsa-utils (0.9.8-1) ... > Setting up alsa-base (1.0.1-1) ... > Wrote ALSA configuration to /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0 > dpkg: error processing alsa-base (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > alsa-base > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > Ack! Something bad happened while installing packages. Trying to recover: > Setting up alsa-base (1.0.1-1) ... > Wrote ALSA configuration to /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0 > dpkg: error processing alsa-base (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > alsa-base > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree > Reading extended state information... Done > > > I'm at a loss to get this installed. Any ideas, tips, suggestions would > be greatly appreciated You seem to be using the sid version of alsa-base at least, what does the BTS say? -- Rob Weir <rweir@ertius.org> | mlspam@ertius.org | Do I look like I want a CC? Words of the day: monarchist Aldergrove MILSATCOM INS Pine Gap mailbomb
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