[PlanetCCRMA] Echo Mia - Alsa Drivers

[Eli Cantu]

Quoting Eli Cantu <eli@then7.com>:

> Quoting Eli Cantu <eli@then7.com>:
>
> > Quoting Aaron Trumm <aaron@nquit.com>:
> >
> > > > I'm out of my league at this point, but I thought I could do something
> > > like...
> > > > Take CCRMA's Alsa-driver source rpms, open them up, patch them with the
> > > > EchoaudioPatch_0.9.6.patch(from linked web site), then rebuild the RPM?
> > > Then
> > > > rpm -e --nodeps the original or possibly just rpm -Uvh over the top.
> > >
> > > sounds about right to me
> > >
> > > that's pretty much exactly what I just did.  I'm using all planet flow
> and
> > > there was a driver for my card, but it needed a patch to work, and I did
> > > exactly what you just said.  - there was a bit of hulabaloo around the
> > other
> > > version of the driver, but eventually with fernando and mark's help I got
> > it
> > > working.
> > >
> > > just get the source rpm, install it, get the .spec file, add the patch
> > > (sounds like you know how to do that - right?), rebuild
> > >
> > > the only thing I can think of is you need to make sure your rebuild is
> for
> > > the right architechture - I had some trouble with that - check out
> > > http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/recompilealsa.html
> for
> > > more on doing this stuff  - except that there's an instruction in there
> > > about how to check the architecture flag in the kernel rpm and I never
> > could
> > > get it to work - fernando gave me another version of the command and THAT
> > > didn't work either, and finally, fernando told me to do
> > >
> > > rpm -q --provides <kernel_name>
> > >
> > > I hope that's the right syntax...
> > >
> > > that'll give you an output that'll reveal the architecture and you can
> > > rpmbuild -ba --target <arch_name>  <rpm_name>
> > >
> > > I think if all goes well that's all you need to do.  I'm sure fernando
> and
> > > mark will chime in if I'm forgetting something (geeze it's only been a
> > > couple days *laugh*) - and of course let us know how it goes :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > WOO HOO!
> > Houston Control, we are good to go.
> >
> > Thanks Nando, Aaron & pochini@shiny.it(echo driver)
> >
> > Ok, enough of the celebration. I've got sound...man this card(echo mia)
> makes
> > my
> > sblive sound like cats scratching chalkboards.
> >
> > One issue that is tops now is apt reports dependency problem. I think this
> is
> > because the rpm that I built has a different name then the original one.
> > Here's
> > the error:
> >
> > #error begin
> > The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > planetccrma-core:
> > Depends:alsa-kernel-arch-2.4.22-6.ll.rh90(=0.9.6-2.cvs.rh90-athlon)
> >        Depends: alsa-driver (= 0.9.6-2.cvs.rh90) but 0.9.6-2.cvs is
> installed
> > E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
> > #error end
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Here's what I did:
> >
> > #rough steps i took begin
> >
> > download alsa-driver source rpm from ccrma.
> >
> > install it.
> >
> > extract source tree from alsa-driver source file.
> >
> > download 2 echo-audio files.
> > (from:http://space.virgilio.it/g_pochini@virgilio.it/ea.html)
> >
> > incorporate echo-audio source trees into alsa-driver source tree. (per link
> > above)
> >
> > patch alsa-driver with echo-patch.(per link above)
> >
> > recompress the alsa-driver tree (patched, and with echo tree additions)
> back
> > into a single tar.bz2 file.
> >
> > replace the original alsa-driver-src.tar.bz2 with my newly made one.
> >
> > build my new rpms using "rpmbuild -bb --target athlon --define "cards
> > echoaudio"
> > alsa-driver-0.9.6-2.cvs.spec" per ccrma index, and the link above.
> >
> > removed my originally installed alsa-kernel and alsa-driver using "rpm -e
> > --nodeps"
> >
> > installed my new alsa-kernel and new alsa-driver.
> >
> > edited my modules.conf according to ccrma and alsa info.
> >
> > modprobe snd-echoaudio & "/etc/init.d/alsasound status" (no errors
> > reported,alsasound status reported "started")
> >
> > supposed to unmute according to everyone, tried all sorts of syntax with
> > amixer,
> > like  "amixer set PCM 0 unmute", no matter, what I kept getting: "Unknown
> > playback setup 'unmute'.."
> >
> > decide to try sound anyhow.  tested audio via winamp/shoutcast.
> >
> > success! (finessed volumes with alsamixer)
> >
> > #rough steps i took end
> >
> > I need to get my apt dependency error fixed, because I cannot download
> > applications automatically from ccrma until it is fixed.
> >
> > I'm new to ccrma (just found it last weekend), so I have lots of stuff to
> > play
> > with.
> >
> > Thanks again for the great site(ccrma/nando), thanks for suggestions
> > aaron(the
> > arch was easy to find per your directions), and thanks pochini@shiny.it for
> > the
> > echo driver/directions!
> >
> > -Eli
> >
> >
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> p.s. here's the output of # rpm -qa | grep alsa
>
> alsa-utils-0.9.6-2.cvs.rh90
> alsa-lib-0.9.6-2.cvs.rh90
> alsa-kernel-2.4.22-6.ll.rh90-0.9.6-2.cvs
> alsa-tools-0.9.6-2.cvs.rh90
> alsa-lib-devel-0.9.6-2.cvs.rh90
> alsa-driver-0.9.6-2.cvs
>
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after figuring out that nothing is really inside planetccrma-core rpm file, i
removed it. so for now, my dependency problem is gone.  "apt-get check" shows
everything is good.  i've installed alsaplayer, amsynth using apt-get...all
seems well.

the only thing now..."apt-get upgrade" wants to overwrite my custom
alsa-driver/alsa-kernel(the one that i need for my echo mia card)

"apt-get dist-upgrade" does something even wierder, it wants to overwrite with
older? versions:   "alsa-kernel-2.4.20-20.1.caps.rh90
kernel#2.4.20-20.1.caps.rh90"

i'm trying to figure out how to use apt.conf's "hold" or "ignore"....so far i
haven't figured it out...tried on hold-line:  "alsa-kernel";"alsa-driver" also
tried "alsa-kernel*";"alsa-driver*"

nada.  man page gives me squat about syntax ;-)  well it's nitpicking...i've got
audio, and i've got apps.

e

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