Re: Linux kernel image 2.6.23-1 + sound card yamaha YMF-754

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Ron Johnson wrote:
> On Saturday December 29 2007 16:59:09 Javier Vasquez wrote:
> > On 12/29/07, Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> wrote:
> > > Javier Vasquez wrote:
> > > > Happy holidays !
> > > >
> > > > I have a toshiba satellite 2800-S202, with a yamaha sound
> > > > card YMF-754.  From the lspci output I see:
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > > firmware request failed: -2
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > I see this in the changelog for 2.6.23-1 (I am only now
> > > dnlding 2.6.23-2):
> > >
> > > ...
> > > * Remove binary only firmwares for:
> > > ...
> > >     - Yamaha YMF724/740/744/754
> > > ...
> > >
> > > Could that be related?
> > >
> > > Hugo
> > Well, the card is YMF754, so if fits into the ones, and the
> > problem is also about firmware, so you seem to have identified
> > the issue...
> >
> > If this is actually the issue, is there a way to work around
> > it? Maybe downloadind the firmware from somewhere and placing
> > into a specific directory?  Maybe just like it's done for
> > ipw2100/ipw2200?
>
> Roll your own kernel.org kernel.  Using your existing .config 
> file, it shouldn't be too hard.

As the matter of fact rolling the Debian i386_none_686 kernel I see that 
the config file has:

...
# CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
...

just change that, I prefer with make menuconfig and recompile as set 
forth in this list previously and voila! you have your Debian kernel but 
with the firmware again for your soundcard.

Let us know how you fare.

Hugo