ALSA Upgrade Script

[danielgww]

I managed to get it to compile by issuing "-s" instead of "-d" to download an SVN version instead of the stable version. It then compiled and installed normally.

It didn't fix my sound problems but I think those run deeper. I still get "implicit declaration of function" errors when I try to install the Linuxant driver.

Thank you. I did also work for me.

But after rebooting my PC (acer 4745g ubuntu 10.10) it does not open gnome. all it does is opening the terminal. It says something like: tty1 "username" login. After typing in username and password, i am still just in the terminal. startx does not bring me anywere!

Can someone please help? I really need it! TNX!

Sorry for the bad english!

[stachern]

I did tha same thing adding -s to compile on .35 (Ubuntu 10.10) and it went fine, but after reboot nothing works, and it seems that there is no alsa-driver at all. I downloaded the latest nonstable alsa-driver-1.0.23.83.gd4453.781.g24330, compiled and installed it manually - but same picture after reboot.
thats what i get:
cat: /proc/asound/version: no such file
i also got this in the ind of a script:

chmod: cant get acces to `/dev/dsp': no such file or catalogue
chmod: cant get acces to `/dev/mixer': no such file or catalogue
chmod: cant get acces to`/dev/sequencer':no such file or catalogue
chmod: cant get acces to `/dev/midi':no such file or catalogue
chmod: cant get acces to `/dev/snd/*': no such file or catalogue

************************************************** *************************
* Alsa packages sucessfully installed - reboot your system now
************************************************** *************************

Can anyone help with that problem?

[Ranger21]

Yay, upgrade of alsa (even from last snapshot) brokes all Sound in Ubuntu 10.10, so only if you reinstall system there will be a sound.

Bad, bad...

Guess i should stick to 10.04 of Ubuntu, it's still LTS

[danielkabrinski]

Returning to Xubuntu after a year of Slackware... I have to say. You are a GOD. I have ALWAYS had problems with ca0106 and Xubuntu and spent HOURS trying to figure it out, sometimes I get it, sometimes no. This worked for me after the first try.

A really big thank you. Seriously.

[AppleBonker]

I, too, am getting the implicit declaration errors. Here is the relevant section:

/home/*/Downloads/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.15/alsa-driver-1.0.23/acore/pcm_native.c: In function ‘snd_pcm_hw_params’:
/home/*/Downloads/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.15/alsa-driver-1.0.23/acore/pcm_native.c:489: error: implicit declaration of function ‘pm_qos_remove_requirement’
/home/*/Downloads/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.15/alsa-driver-1.0.23/acore/pcm_native.c:492: error: implicit declaration of function ‘pm_qos_add_requirement’
make[3]: *** [/home/*/Downloads/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.15/alsa-driver-1.0.23/acore/pcm_native.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [/home/*/Downloads/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.15/alsa-driver-1.0.23/acore] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/adam/Downloads/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.15/alsa-driver-1.0.23] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.35-22-generic'
make: *** [compile] Error 2

Anyone have an idea how to get this to compile?

[Yellow Pasque]

I, too, am getting the implicit declaration errors. Here is the relevant section:

/home/*/Downloads/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.15/alsa-driver-1.0.23/acore/pcm_native.c: In function ‘snd_pcm_hw_params’:
/home/*/Downloads/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.15/alsa-driver-1.0.23/acore/pcm_native.c:489: error: implicit declaration of function ‘pm_qos_remove_requirement’
/home/*/Downloads/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.15/alsa-driver-1.0.23/acore/pcm_native.c:492: error: implicit declaration of function ‘pm_qos_add_requirement’
make[3]: *** [/home/*/Downloads/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.15/alsa-driver-1.0.23/acore/pcm_native.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [/home/*/Downloads/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.15/alsa-driver-1.0.23/acore] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/adam/Downloads/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.15/alsa-driver-1.0.23] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.35-22-generic'
make: *** [compile] Error 2

Anyone have an idea how to get this to compile?

You have to use the script's -s option to get a very recent ALSA which supports the 2.6.35 kernel that Maverick/10.10 uses.

[AppleBonker]

You have to use the script's -s option to get a very recent ALSA which supports the 2.6.35 kernel that Maverick/10.10 uses.

Sorry, I should've specified this on my previous post, but I submitted quickly out of frustration. I am actually not using the upgrade script (I only posted here because there seems to be traffic and all you folks appear to know what you're talking about). This is the driver provided by the manufacturer (Realtek). So would I then be correct in assuming that I need to wait for them to upgrade their driver package to support the latest kernel in use on Maverick?

[xoom]

Ran the script hoping to get 5 channel audio. Now when I boot the machine I get audio and can see my card in gnome-volume-control for about 5 minutes then audio stops and when I go back into gnome-volume-control the hardware is no longer listed.

Any thoughts? going to run the script again with -r and hope for the best.



Running Ubuntu 10.04, 2.6.32-24-generic-pae
Alsa 1.0.23
0 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
HDA NVidia at 0xf9f78000 irq 20
Alsa Log: http://pastebin.com/jn19xyB1

[AppleBonker]

Also, I should add that if I run the script, I can get digital audio out. But I need to get digital and analog simultaneously, which I believe requires the driver I've downloaded directly from realtek. I've tried messing with the script to have it install the realtek driver rather than the default alsa driver in the script, but it doesn't appear to want to compile and install correctly. I've also tried installing the driver manually (which appears to be successful) and then commenting out the driver compile/install portion of the script, but that again doesn't show my hardware. I've noticed that the final portion of the script (copying modules) does not run appropriately with the realtek driver even when the script is set to extract the driver to the appropriate ${ALSASRCDIR}/${DRIVER}/ directory. Any ideas on how I might be able to get this functional?

[AppleBonker]

Wow, I feel slow. It was trying to copy modules that were not extracted during the install of the driver since it was searching the script's install directory and not the directory where the driver was located. Once I adjusted that portion of the script, the install worked flawlessly.

Anyway, thanks for the script as it appears everything was compiled and installed correctly. Unfortunately, I still only have audio out of the digital output and not analog. I'm not sure what I'm missing, but I have the latest alsa version and the proper driver installed. I guess there is some configuration setting somewhere I'm overlooking. If anyone is familiar with the Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo and has gotten sound out of it I will gladly take some suggestions!