Debian Alsa Driver Install Problem. Please Help!!!!

[giannisapatis]

Hello,

I have a debian machine (kernel 2.6.8-2-386 )
My sound card is :
Creative Labs SB Audigy LS with CA0106 chipset.
So it suppose to be supported from alsa.
If i do an lspci among the others i get this output:
0000:00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy LS
which i suppose means that debian has recognised my card.
i have successfully install alsa-base, alsa-utils .
Now o try to install the alsa driver.First i do::
./configure --with-cards=ca0106 --with-sequencer=yes
and it goes smoothly with no errors.
But when i try to do make in the alsa driver i get the following error:
/lib/modules/2.6.8-2-386/source: No such file or directory. Stop.


Could please someone help me on how to solve this problem.
Every help appreciated,
Giannis

[iwanabeguru]

Hi

I think the alsa was searching for the kernel source , you must install it ,and you must create a symlink.

apt-get install kernel-(source or image i not sure)-version
that put the kernel source to the /usr/src/version number directory
and the symlink

ln -s /usr/src/something /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-i386/source

i hope i could help.

[Vergil83]

you should only need the modules if you are using the 2.4 kernel. With 2.6 just do

apt-get install alsa-base alsa-utils

then run alsaconf (if it doesn't do it by itself).

[genesus]

I have the particular card in question, vergils method works wonders on debian, however, I think the driver is buggy because on most distros this card has serious problems...

[giannisapatis]

you should only need the modules if you are using the 2.4 kernel. With 2.6 just do

apt-get install alsa-base alsa-utils

then run alsaconf (if it doesn't do it by itself).

i have already install these two packages successfully and if i do an lspci it shows my card but if i do alsaconf it does not find my card is there any diffirent way to configure the card apart from alsaconf??

thanks a lot,
giannis

[genesus]

remove them through apt, then reinstall them, wash repeat...for some reason on debian I haven't had to do this; however, on gentoo I had to reemerge alsa quite a few times for this card.

[giannisapatis]

remove them through apt, then reinstall them, wash repeat...for some reason on debian I haven't had to do this; however, on gentoo I had to reemerge alsa quite a few times for this card.

ok mate thanks a lot i will remove them and let you know again.
I hope i will solve the problem.

I ve got another question. u mentioned gentoo, is it easies to use than debian. the only i want to do is: run oracle (i hate red hat), run java and be able to listen music. Do you think is easier to these things in gentoo or debian?

[giannisapatis]

remove them through apt, then reinstall them, wash repeat...for some reason on debian I haven't had to do this; however, on gentoo I had to reemerge alsa quite a few times for this card.

Hello again i removed them all and i reinstall everything. If i do alsaconf nothing is happening again((

this is what is writen in the terminal after alsaconf :
modinfo: could not find module snd
modinfo: could not find module snd
modinfo: could not find module snd
Unloading ALSA sound driver modules: (none loaded).
Building card database...
modinfo: could not find module snd-opl3sa2
modinfo: could not find module snd-cs4236
modinfo: could not find module snd-cs4232
modinfo: could not find module snd-cs4231
modinfo: could not find module snd-es18xx
modinfo: could not find module snd-es1688
modinfo: could not find module snd-sb16
modinfo: could not find module snd-sb8

i dont really understand why such a big problem.

[genesus]

ok mate thanks a lot i will remove them and let you know again.
I hope i will solve the problem.

I ve got another question. u mentioned gentoo, is it easies to use than debian. the only i want to do is: run oracle (i hate red hat), run java and be able to listen music. Do you think is easier to these things in gentoo or debian?

oh about the same, though I did have worse sound issues with gentoo...? the alsa thing is sort of a drag, have you downloaded your kernel headers and sources?, you may just need a recompile if all of the alsa modules are not detected...

[Vergil83]

you might try using

module-assistant

It should download everything you need and do all the building