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1<?xml version='1.0'?> 1<?xml version='1.0'?>
2<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> 2<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
3 3
4<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> 4<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
5 5
6<guide> 6<guide link = "/doc/en/alsa-guide.xml">
7<title>Gentoo Linux ALSA Guide</title> 7<title>Gentoo Linux ALSA Guide</title>
8<author title="Author"><mail link="zu@pandora.be"> 8<author title="Author"><mail link="zu@pandora.be">
9 Vincent Verleye</mail> 9 Vincent Verleye</mail>
10</author> 10</author>
11 11
12<author title="Editor"><mail link="zhen@gentoo.org"> 12<author title="Editor"><mail link="zhen@gentoo.org">
13 John P. Davis</mail> 13 John P. Davis</mail>
14</author> 14</author>
15 15
16<abstract> 16<abstract>
17This guide will show you how to set up the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) on Gentoo Linux. 17This guide will show you how to set up the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) on Gentoo Linux.
18In addition to the Gentoo Linux Desktop Configuration Guide, this guide is supposed to give you more information on this subject. </abstract> 18In addition to the Gentoo Linux Desktop Configuration Guide, this guide is supposed to give you more information on this subject. </abstract>
19 19
20<version>1.0</version> 20<version>1.0</version>
21<date>30 Oct 2002</date> 21<date>30 Oct 2002</date>
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188We'll need to edit some files, to let our system know about the freshly installed ALSA modules. 188We'll need to edit some files, to let our system know about the freshly installed ALSA modules.
189</p> 189</p>
190<p> 190<p>
191First file to edit is <path>/etc/modules.d/alsa</path>. 191First file to edit is <path>/etc/modules.d/alsa</path>.
192</p> 192</p>
193<warn> 193<warn>
194There is no need to edit <path>/etc/modules.conf</path>. Instead, always edit files in <path>/etc/modules.d</path>. 194There is no need to edit <path>/etc/modules.conf</path>. Instead, always edit files in <path>/etc/modules.d</path>.
195</warn> 195</warn>
196<p> 196<p>
197Check the ALSA portion <e>at the top of the file</e>. 197Check the ALSA portion <e>at the top of the file</e>.
198By adding this line you can specify the max number of soundcards you have (generally, just one). 198By adding this line you can specify the max number of soundcards you have (generally, just one).
199</p> 199</p>
200<p> 200<p>
201<pre caption="At the top of /etc/modules.d/alsa"> 201<pre caption="At the top of /etc/modules.d/alsa">
202# Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file. 202# Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file.
203# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/alsa-guide.xml,v 1.1 2002/11/09 18:47:44 drobbins Exp $ 203# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/alsa-guide.xml,v 1.2 2002/11/15 18:39:34 zhen Exp $
204 204
205# ALSA portion 205# ALSA portion
206alias char-major-116 snd 206alias char-major-116 snd
207<c>options snd snd_major=116 snd_cards_limit=1</c> 207<c>options snd snd_major=116 snd_cards_limit=1</c>
208# OSS/Free portion 208# OSS/Free portion
209alias char-major-14 soundcore 209alias char-major-14 soundcore
210 210
211## 211##
212## IMPORTANT: 212## IMPORTANT:
213</pre> 213</pre>
214</p> 214</p>
215<p> 215<p>
216Now we'll specify the sounddriver(s) ALSA should use. In the same file, edit like this: 216Now we'll specify the sounddriver(s) ALSA should use. In the same file, edit like this:
217<pre caption="A bit lower in /etc/modules.d/alsa"> 217<pre caption="A bit lower in /etc/modules.d/alsa">
218## and then run `update-modules' command. 218## and then run `update-modules' command.
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