[CLUE-Tech] ALSA question (I think)

[Nate Duehr]

Ok, so this output would probably have the most bearing on the laptop sound 
problem I'm having at the moment...
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lappie:~ # cat /dev/sndstat
Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.4 emulation code)
Kernel: Linux lappie 2.6.5-7.95-default #1 Thu Jul 1 15:23:45 UTC 2004 i686
Config options: 0

Installed drivers:
Type 10: ALSA emulation

Card config:
Intel 82801DB-ICH4 at 0xe02ff800, irq 5

Audio devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Timers:
7: system timer

Mixers: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG
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My question is... (and this is a typical disconnect between a programmer and 
end-user type thing)... in WHICH config?  The kernel config (i.e. the kernel 
was built without sound support for this chipset), the ALSA runtime config, 
or some other mystery config?  :-)  

Wouldn't it be nice if the thing actually said "NOT ENABLED IN KERNEL CONFIG" 
instead since sound on Linux is a multi-layered thing?  ;-)

Off to go do more googling, anyone already "been there done that, got the 
T-shirt"?

Nate Duehr, nate at natetech.com