[olug] Kernel upgrade knocked out sound?

[CM Miller]

--- David Walker <linux_user at grax.com> wrote:
> Alsa needs re-installed with each kernel.  I have it
> installed from source and 
> after the kernel upgrade I just do a 
> make clean && make && make install
> from the alsa source directory.
> (I can't remember if I did the make clean but it
> seems like a good idea)
> 

Knoppix package manager is apt-get, so there is no
make & make install commands involved.  

Should I just apt-get remove alsa then reinstall it? 

thanks

-Chris 





> On Wednesday 20 August 2003 11:05 am, CM Miller
> wrote:
> > I'm running Knoppix, another form of Debian, on a
> > Averatec laptop, which is a very new laptop with
> KDE
> > desktop.
> >
> > When I created a new kernel, I am not getting any
> > sound whatsoever, and now I am getting these
> errors:
> >
> >
> > root at Probot:/etc/init.d# uname -a
> > Linux Probot 2.4.21-acpi #1 Mon Jul 7 18:49:46
> CEST
> > 2003 i686 GNU/Linux
> >
> > root at Probot:/etc/init.d# ./alsa-autoconfig
> > Preparing modules for alsa...
> > Building card database..
> > Configuring via82xx...
> > Running update-modules...
> > Creating snddevices...
> > Setting default volumes...
> > aumix: error opening mixer
> >
> > root at Probot:/etc/init.d# ./aumix
> > Usage: /etc/init.d/aumix {start|stop|save}
> >
> > root at Probot:/etc/init.d# ./aumix start
> > Restoring mixer settings: failed.
> >
> >
> > I've trolled around http://www.knoppix.net/forum/
> and
> > irc and haven't been able to get an answer.
> >
> > BTW, I still have the older kernel lying around if
> > this is any help.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > -Chris
> >
> >
> >
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