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From: Ryan Gustafson <Ryan.Gustafson@MetaphaseTech.com>
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Jesse Kaufman wrote:
> 
> ok, i'm an idiot... i had the stupid OSS/Linux RUNNING!!!  ARG!  anyway, now
> it can atleast try to start the sound module, tho' i get the following
> error:
> 
> Starting sound driver: snd-audiopci done
> ERROR: alsactl not found
> 
> what does this mean?
> 

You need to install the alsa-util package (at least I think that's where alsactl
is located).  The 'alsasound' script is trying to run it but it is either not
where it expects to find it (/usr/bin/alsactl ??? I'm not sure) or it is not in
the path.

> also, what do i need to do to get alsa to load on boot?  i'd like it to seem
> as much to me as if sound support is in the kernel (as in k2.1.12x)...  that
> way, i don't have to worry about starting it all the time...  looks like i
> have to start w/ alsasound, because i'm in RedHat 5.2, and the modprob thing
> isn't working...

Read these two mails on how to have your system run the alsasound script
when you boot.  They are from a few days ago:

   http://hyppo.screwdriver.net/show.phtml?id=75973
   http://hyppo.screwdriver.net/show.phtml?id=76159

BTW, if the "modprobe thing" isn't working, then neither will the
alsasound thing.  All alsasound does it automate the installation
of the sound modules  with modprobe (or its kin, I forget at the
moment, and I cannot check because I'm booted into NT (ugh)).

Good luck!

Gus

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