Problem upgrading Alsa

[sebast]

Hi,

I just installed Ubuntu 4.10.

My sound card as a Audigy Ls so it doesn't work with the version of alsa installed in Ubuntu. So, I decided to install alsa 1.0.7.

I installed GCC 3.3.4 and the linux kernel 2.6.8 sources with synaptic because I tought it would be usefull. I just installed them doing nothing else with them.

On the alsa web site, I downloaded the driver version 1.0.7. I ran into a couple of problems trying to install it. This is the copy of the text of my terminal when I tried to install it:


sebb@ubuntu:~ $ cd /usr/src
sebb@ubuntu:/usr/src $ sudo mkdir alsa
Password:
sebb@ubuntu:/usr/src $ cd alsa
sebb@ubuntu:/usr/src/alsa $ sudo cp /home/sebb/alsa-driver-1.0.7.tar.bz2 /usr/src/alsa
sebb@ubuntu:/usr/src/alsa $ sudo bunzip2 alsa-driver-1.0.7.tar.bz2
sebb@ubuntu:/usr/src/alsa $ sudo tar -xf alsa-driver-1.0.7.tar
sebb@ubuntu:/usr/src/alsa $ cd alsa-driver-1.0.7
sebb@ubuntu:/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7 $ ls
acinclude.m4 cvscompile isa README test
aclocal.m4 doc kbuild Rules.make TODO
acore drivers Makefile scripts toplevel.config
alsa-kernel FAQ Makefile.conf.in snddevices toplevel.config.in
arm hal2 modules snddevices.in usb
CARDS-STATUS i2c parisc sound utils
configure include pci sparc version
configure.in INSTALL pcmcia support version.in
COPYING install-sh ppc synth WARNING
sebb@ubuntu:/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7 $ ./configure --help
./configure: line 88: conf13330.sh: Permission denied
./configure: line 89: conf13330.sh: Permission denied
chmod: failed to get attributes of `conf13330.sh': No such file or directory
./configure: line 201: conf13330.file: Permission denied
`configure' configures this package to adapt to many kinds of systems.

Usage: ./configure [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...

To assign environment variables (e.g., CC, CFLAGS...), specify them as
VAR=VALUE. See below for descriptions of some of the useful variables.

Defaults for the options are specified in brackets.

Configuration:
-h, --help display this help and exit
--help=short display options specific to this package
--help=recursive display the short help of all the included packages
-V, --version display version information and exit
-q, --quiet, --silent do not print `checking...' messages
--cache-file=FILE cache test results in FILE [disabled]
-C, --config-cache alias for `--cache-file=config.cache'
-n, --no-create do not create output files
--srcdir=DIR find the sources in DIR [configure dir or `..']

Installation directories:
--prefix=PREFIX install architecture-independent files in PREFIX
[/usr]
--exec-prefix=EPREFIX install architecture-dependent files in EPREFIX
[PREFIX]

By default, `make install' will install all the files in
`/usr/bin', `/usr/lib' etc. You can specify
an installation prefix other than `/usr' using `--prefix',
for instance `--prefix=$HOME'.

For better control, use the options below.

Fine tuning of the installation directories:
--bindir=DIR user executables [EPREFIX/bin]
--sbindir=DIR system admin executables [EPREFIX/sbin]
--libexecdir=DIR program executables [EPREFIX/libexec]
--datadir=DIR read-only architecture-independent data [PREFIX/share]
--sysconfdir=DIR read-only single-machine data [PREFIX/etc]
--sharedstatedir=DIR modifiable architecture-independent data [PREFIX/com]
--localstatedir=DIR modifiable single-machine data [PREFIX/var]
--libdir=DIR object code libraries [EPREFIX/lib]
--includedir=DIR C header files [PREFIX/include]
--oldincludedir=DIR C header files for non-gcc [/usr/include]
--infodir=DIR info documentation [PREFIX/info]
--mandir=DIR man documentation [PREFIX/man]

Optional Features:
--disable-FEATURE do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no)
--enable-FEATURE[=ARG] include FEATURE [ARG=yes]
--enable-verbose-printk enables verbose printk (file + line number)

Optional Packages:
--with-PACKAGE[=ARG] use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
--without-PACKAGE do not use PACKAGE (same as --with-PACKAGE=no)
--with-cross=dir give the cross-compile prefix
--with-kernel=dir give the directory with kernel sources
[/usr/src/linux]
--with-build=dir give the directory with kernel build tree
--with-redhat=no,yes,auto specify Red Hat kernel build
--with-suse=no,yes,auto specify SUSE kernel build
--with-moddir=/path give the path for the alsa driver kernel modules
[/lib/modules/<KVER>/misc]
--with-debug=level give the debug level (none,basic,full,detect)
--with-isapnp=yes,no,auto driver will (not) be compiled with ISA PnP support
--with-sequencer=yes,no driver will (not) be compiled with sequencer support
--with-oss=no,yes driver will (not) be compiled with OSS/Free emulation
--with-pcmcia=kernel,external support kernel PCMCIA driver or external PCMCIA driver
--with-pcmcia-root=dir specify the root directory of external PCMCIA source-tree
--with-asihpk=dir specify the AudioScience HPK source code tree
--with-cards=<list> compile driver for cards in <list>;
cards may be separated with commas;
'all' compiles all drivers;
Possible cards are:
seq-dummy, dummy, virmidi, mtpav, serial-u16550,
mpu401, serialmidi, loopback, portman2x4,
ad1816a, ad1848, cs4231, cs4232, cs4236, es968,
es1688, es18xx, gusclassic, gusextreme, gusmax,
interwave, interwave-stb, opti92x-ad1848,
opti92x-cs4231, opti93x, sb8, sb16, sbawe,
wavefront, als100, azt2320, cmi8330, dt019x,
opl3sa2, sgalaxy, sscape, pc98-cs4232,
msnd-pinnacle, ali5451, atiixp, atiixp-modem,
au8810, au8820, au8830, azt3328, bt87x, cs46xx,
cs4281, emu10k1, korg1212, mixart, nm256, rme32,
rme96, rme9652, hdsp, trident, ymfpci, als4000,
cmipci, ens1370, ens1371, es1938, es1968,
maestro3, fm801, fm801-tea575x, ice1712, ice1724,
intel8x0, intel8x0m, sonicvibes, via82xx, vx222,
pdplus, hdspm, emu10k1x, audigyls, azx,
via82xx-modem, asihpi, powermac, sa11xx-uda1341,
usb-audio, usb-usx2y, vxpocket, vxp440,
pdaudiocf, sun-amd7930, sun-cs4231, harmony
Possible additional options are:
sb16-csp, bt87x-overclock, cs46xx-new-dsp

Some influential environment variables:
CC C compiler command
CFLAGS C compiler flags
LDFLAGS linker flags, e.g. -L<lib dir> if you have libraries in a
nonstandard directory <lib dir>
CPPFLAGS C/C++ preprocessor flags, e.g. -I<include dir> if you have
headers in a nonstandard directory <include dir>
CPP C preprocessor

Use these variables to override the choices made by `configure' or to help
it to find libraries and programs with nonstandard names/locations.

sebb@ubuntu:/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7 $ sudo ./configure --with-cards=audigyls --with-sequencer=yes;make;make install
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes
checking for inline... inline
checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes
checking whether gcc needs -traditional... no
checking for current directory... /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7
checking cross compile...
checking for directory with kernel source... /usr/src/linux
checking for directory with kernel build...
checking for kernel version... 0.0.0
checking for GCC version... Kernel compiler: Used compiler: gcc (GCC) 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-9ubuntu5)

*** NO PREDEFINED KERNEL COMPILER IS DETECTED
*** Assuming the same compiler is used with the current system compiler.

*** Please make sure that the same compiler version was used for building kernel.

checking for built-in ALSA... "no"
checking for existing ALSA module... "no"
checking for Red Hat kernel... "auto"
checking for Red Hat kernel... "no"
checking for SUSE kernel... "auto"
checking for SUSE kernel... "no"
checking to modify of kernel linux/kmod.h... "yes"
cat: /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kmod.h: No such file or directory
checking for kernel linux/compiler.h... "no"
Creating a dummy <linux/compiler.h>...
checking for kernel linux/pm.h... "no"
Creating a dummy <linux/pm.h>...
checking for kernel linux/spinlock.h... "no"
Creating a dummy <linux/spinlock.h>...
checking for kernel linux/irq.h... "no"
Creating a dummy <linux/irq.h>...
checking for kernel linux/threads.h... "no"
Creating a dummy <linux/threads.h>...
checking for kernel linux/rwsem.h... "no"
Creating a dummy <linux/rwsem.h>...
checking for kernel linux/gameport.h... "no"
Creating a dummy <linux/gameport.h>...
checking for kernel linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h... "no"
Creating a dummy <linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h>...
checking for kernel linux/highmem.h... "no"
Creating a dummy <linux/highmem.h>...
checking for kernel linux/workqueue.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/dma-mapping.h... "no"
checking for kernel asm/hw_irq.h... "no"
Creating a dummy <asm/hw_irq.h>...
checking for kernel linux/device.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/jiffies.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/compat.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/adb.h... "no"
Creating <linux/adb.h>...
checking for kernel linux/cuda.h... "no"
Creating <linux/cuda.h>...
checking for kernel linux/pmu.h... "no"
Creating <linux/pmu.h>...
checking for kernel linux/moduleparam.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/syscalls.h... "no"
checking for exported symbol dump_stack... grep: /usr/src/linux/kernel/ksyms.c: No such file or directory
"no"
checking for kernel module symbol versions... "no"
checking for PCI support in kernel... "no"
checking for I2C driver in kernel... unknown
checking for SGI/MIPS (HAL2) architecture... "no"
checking for directory to store kernel modules... /lib/modules/0.0.0/misc
checking for verbose printk... on
checking for debug level... none
checking for processor type... "unknown"
checking for SMP... "no"
checking for ISA PnP driver in kernel... no
checking for PnP driver in kernel... no
checking for ISA PnP support... yes
checking for strlcpy... "no"
checking for snprintf... "no"
checking for scnprintf... "no"
checking for sscanf... "no"
checking for vmalloc_to_page... "no"
checking for old kmod... "yes"
checking for PDE... "no"
checking for pci_set_consistent_dma_mask... "no"
checking for tty->count is the atomic type... "no"
checking for remap_pfn_range... "no"
checking for new remap_page_range... "no"
checking for kcalloc... "no"
checking for saved_config_space in pci_dev... "no"
checking for acpi_register_gsi... "no"
checking for old kill_fasync... "no"
checking for dma_addr_t... "no"
checking for MUTEX macros... "no"
Symlinking <linux/isapnp.h>...
checking for driver version... 1.0.7
checking for sequencer support... yes
checking for OSS/Free emulation... yes
checking for RTC callback support in kernel... "no"
checking for Procfs support... "no"
checking for USB support... "no"
checking for USB module support... "no"
checking for kernel PCMCIA
checking for PCMCIA support... "no"
checking for PCMCIA module support... "no"
checking for PC9800 support in kernel... "no"
checking for parallel port support... "no"
checking for parallel port module support... "no"
checking for which soundcards to compile driver for... configure: error: Unsupported soundcard audigyls
make all-deps
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all-deps'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7'

Please, run the configure script as first...

rm -f /snd*.*o /persist.o /isapnp.o
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7/acore'
Makefile:6: /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7/Makefile.conf: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7/Makefile.conf'. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7/acore'
make: *** [install-modules] Error 1
sebb@ubuntu:/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7 $


Wishing someone will be able to solve my problem.

(sorry for posting in to places (general and installation), I didn't saw the installation forum at first)

[jdong]

ok, to the programming forum! More programming-oriented people in here.


Can you please post the output of ls -al /usr/src?

[sebast]

Here it is:


sebb@ubuntu:~ $ ls -al /usr/src
total 35868
drwxrwsr-x 4 root src 4096 2004-11-24 19:59 .
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 2004-11-23 15:49 ..
drwxr-sr-x 3 root src 4096 2004-11-24 20:02 alsa
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 36670045 2004-11-18 09:29 linux-source-2.6.8.1 .tar.bz2
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 2004-11-23 22:16 rpm


Thanks for helping me.

[jdong]

unpack the tar.bz2 file.

cd /usr/src/; tar xjvf linux-blah.tar.bz2;ln -sf linux-2.6.8.1 linux

[sebast]

unpack the tar.bz2 file.

cd /usr/src/; tar xjvf linux-blah.tar.bz2;ln -sf linux-2.6.8.1 linux

I did so, but still have the problem:


sebb@ubuntu:~ $ sudo -s
Password:
root@ubuntu:~ #
root@ubuntu:~ # cd /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7
root@ubuntu:/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7 # ./configure --with-cards=audigyls --with-sequencer=yes;make;make install
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes
checking for inline... inline
checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes
checking whether gcc needs -traditional... no
checking for current directory... /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7
checking cross compile...
checking for directory with kernel source... /usr/src/linux
checking for directory with kernel build...
checking for kernel version... 0.0.0
checking for GCC version... Kernel compiler: Used compiler: gcc (GCC) 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-9ubuntu5)

*** NO PREDEFINED KERNEL COMPILER IS DETECTED
*** Assuming the same compiler is used with the current system compiler.

*** Please make sure that the same compiler version was used for building kernel.

checking for built-in ALSA... "no"
checking for existing ALSA module... "no"
checking for Red Hat kernel... "auto"
checking for Red Hat kernel... "no"
checking for SUSE kernel... "auto"
checking for SUSE kernel... "no"
checking to modify of kernel linux/kmod.h... "yes"
cat: /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kmod.h: No such file or directory
checking for kernel linux/compiler.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/pm.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/spinlock.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/irq.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/threads.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/rwsem.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/gameport.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/highmem.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/workqueue.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/dma-mapping.h... "no"
checking for kernel asm/hw_irq.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/device.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/jiffies.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/compat.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/adb.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/cuda.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/pmu.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/moduleparam.h... "no"
checking for kernel linux/syscalls.h... "no"
checking for exported symbol dump_stack... grep: /usr/src/linux/kernel/ksyms.c: No such file or directory
"no"
checking for kernel module symbol versions... "no"
checking for PCI support in kernel... "no"
checking for I2C driver in kernel... unknown
checking for SGI/MIPS (HAL2) architecture... "no"
checking for directory to store kernel modules... /lib/modules/0.0.0/misc
checking for verbose printk... on
checking for debug level... none
checking for processor type... "unknown"
checking for SMP... "no"
checking for ISA PnP driver in kernel... no
checking for PnP driver in kernel... no
checking for ISA PnP support... yes
checking for strlcpy... "no"
checking for snprintf... "no"
checking for scnprintf... "no"
checking for sscanf... "no"
checking for vmalloc_to_page... "no"
checking for old kmod... "yes"
checking for PDE... "no"
checking for pci_set_consistent_dma_mask... "no"
checking for tty->count is the atomic type... "no"
checking for remap_pfn_range... "no"
checking for new remap_page_range... "no"
checking for kcalloc... "no"
checking for saved_config_space in pci_dev... "no"
checking for acpi_register_gsi... "no"
checking for old kill_fasync... "no"
checking for dma_addr_t... "no"
checking for MUTEX macros... "no"
checking for driver version... 1.0.7
checking for sequencer support... yes
checking for OSS/Free emulation... yes
checking for RTC callback support in kernel... "no"
checking for Procfs support... "no"
checking for USB support... "no"
checking for USB module support... "no"
checking for kernel PCMCIA
checking for PCMCIA support... "no"
checking for PCMCIA module support... "no"
checking for PC9800 support in kernel... "no"
checking for parallel port support... "no"
checking for parallel port module support... "no"
checking for which soundcards to compile driver for... configure: error: Unsupported soundcard audigyls
make all-deps
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all-deps'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7'

Please, run the configure script as first...

rm -f /snd*.*o /persist.o /isapnp.o
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7/acore'
Makefile:6: /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7/Makefile.conf: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7/Makefile.conf'. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7/acore'
make: *** [install-modules] Error 1
root@ubuntu:/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.7 #

I putted in bold a line where the error seems to originate. Do I have to compile and install alsa-lib at first? Why my audigyls would not be supported when it's in the list of supported cards when I do ./configure --help

[p!=f]

I'm not sure but I think you need to compile the kernel first.

[sebast]

I'm not sure but I think you need to compile the kernel first.

How should I do that, I'm still newbie to linux and I don't know how to do those things.

Thanks in advance

[sebast]

I have yet an other clue, but still no answer.

The first time I did :
./configure --with-cards=audigyls --with-sequencer=yes;make;make install

... the error message was:


checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.

So, knowing the existance of build-essential, I went on synaptic and installed it.
(In synaptic I saw that GCC 3.3.3 was already installed)

build-essential installed GCC 3.3.4 and G++ 3.3.4

With build-essential, I have the error described before in this thread, and I saw the:

*** NO PREDEFINED KERNEL COMPILER IS DETECTED
*** Assuming the same compiler is used with the current system compiler.

*** Please make sure that the same compiler version was used for building kernel.

So, maybe the kernel was compiled with GCC 3.3.3 and I can't compile alsa-driver with GCC 3.3.4, but then the problem is that when I only have the 3.3.3, I have this no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH

I hope this help to solve the problem.

[p!=f]

How should I do that, I'm still newbie to linux and I don't know how to do those things.

Thanks in advance
The Debian way:


sudo apt-get install kernel-package

Go to your unpacked kernel sources and run something like this
(consult manual pages for make-kpkg first to get the point)


sudo make-kpkg --revision=1 --initrd --append_to_version=.sebast kernel_image


Or follow the more comprehensive HOWTO at:
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/KernelBuildpackageHowto

[p!=f]

Btw, I'm trying to figure out why you try to update alsa drivers. There is no fresh ALSA version in the 2.6.9 linux kernel.
Use some patchset to get more updated ALSA.

[sebast]

Btw, I'm trying to figure out why you try to update alsa drivers. There is no fresh ALSA version in the 2.6.9 linux kernel.
Use some patchset to get more updated ALSA.

How do I use a patchset?

(Btw, I probably used the wrong word saying upgrading, what I tried to do is actually compile a new version of Alsa). I don't know if it's the way to do so, but I did so when I used Fedora 2 and it worked well.

I'll try to compile my kernel sources and give some feedback when it's done.

[sebast]

Yet an other problem:

/dev/dsp: No such file or directory

I have this when I run something like nautilus from the command line, and did a little search and found that it's related to the sound device.

Arg, so much trouble getting this sound to work!

[malegria]

I've re-compiled my successfully re-compiled my kernel, and re-compiled/installed ALSA drivers, libs, and utilities. All still to no avail. (I'm also trying to get my AudigyLS to work). I've been able to get this card to work on FC3, but not on ubuntu. Maybe because it's debian-based(?), and I've never previously used a Debian-based distro.

When I try to run 'modprobe snd-audigyls', it says that THAT module doesn't exist! even though I just installed it!

If anyone has any ideas contact me please.

[morgon]

I have the same problem as sebast, trying to install alsa drivers for my Audigy2 ZS...

I found that the sound card isn't listed in the supported cards list, but some users have alredy installed it succesfully...

I really don't know what to do, I'm a newnewnewbie... :(

Thanks

[p!=f]

According to this http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/showproduct.php?product=720 your card should work with emu10k1. I'd like to help but unfortunately I don't have any Audigy2 near my hands. :)