the /proc entry is created when you load the alsa modules. You can't create it. The documentation that comes with the alsa-drivers package is very good. You should use it instead of the HOWTO perhaps. It tells you how to load the modules using /etc/modules.conf or how to do it by loading them manually. Tom Veldhouse veldy at veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn" <fertch at mninter.net> To: "tc-luglist" <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 6:18 PM Subject: [TCLUG] Alsa help needed (resend) > I think I'm missing something on the install for Alsa. I'm trying to > get sound to work on my Thinkpad now finally, and I'm following the > how-to from Alsa's website. I'm using the alsa 0.5.10 files, I've > unzipped, ran the ./configure, make, and make install on all three > driver/lib/utils. > > I ran the ./snddevices in the /usr/src/alsa-driver* directory. > According to the how-to, it should have made a directory called > /dev/snd. Instead it created a link to /proc/asound/dev which is a > non-existant directory. > > So, where do I go from here? Do I create the directory which is > supposed to be linked from the /dev/snd link that was created or ???? > > Also, I'm supposed to load the nv256 module (for the NeoMagic256 audio > device) which isn't found on my system at all now after all this. > > So, while I've got some spare time that I can use to configure my sound > on this thing can someone with more experience on this give me some > pointers or direction on what to do with these two issues? Do I rerun > the steps I've taken above and create the /proc/asound/dev directory? > > I'm running Slack 7.1 with the 2.2.16 kernel. I do plan on going up to > 2.4.2 but I'm unfamiliar with the procedure and would prefer to wait > until the 12th when someone can give me some more guidance on this. > > > Thanks, > > Shawn > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >