I think I need a sound/ALSA guru.

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Di, den 02.08.2005 schrieb Timothy Murphy um 21:24:
> Alexander Dalloz wrote:

> > These 2 lines should be in your /etc/modprobe.conf:
> > 
> > install snd-ens1371 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-ens1371 &&
> > /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> > remove snd-ens1371 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
> > /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-ens1371
> > 
> > Although those are just for storing the mixer settings.
> 
> What do these lines do, as a matter of interest?

These lines cause the alsa driver state to be written to
/etc/asound.state when the sound module is unloaded and to be read in
from asound.state when the module is loaded.

> Are you saying that everyone should have such lines in modprobe.conf ,
> or is it specific to this driver?

I have to confess that I can't tell you whether this setup changed with
FC4 and isn't needed any longer. It is (was?) not specific for that
sound module.

> Timothy Murphy  

Alexander


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