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[Robin Cook <rcook AT wyrms.net>]

The alsa-driver spell is missing the provides file that the 
alsa-driver-virmidi has and the rc3 also fails to build for me with a 
parse error.

The missing provide is what is causing the alsa-lib to dispel 
alsa-driver and try casting alsa-driver-virmidi.

Lyon Lemmens wrote:
> On Monday 09 September 2002 06:43, Eric Sandall wrote:
>
> > Jeremy Kolb said:
> >
> > > ok, just sorcery updated and now when i cast alsa-driver i get a whole
> > > bunch of undefined symbols in my
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.19-preempt-3/kernel/sound/*.o files. then i go to cast
> > > alsa-lib and it decides to uninstall alsa-driver and install
> > > alsa-driver-virmidi instead (which is at rc2 where as the rest of the
> > > alsa spells are rc3). then it finally gets to compiling alsa-lib and
> > > then dies because halfway through the /usr/src/alsa-lib-0.9-rc3
> > > (something like that) directory mysteriously disappears. just posted to
> > > bugzilla bug 919.
> > >
> > > Jeremy
> > >
> > > P.S. and what is the difference between alsa-driver and
> > > alsa-driver-virmidi? that should be clearly defined in the DETAILS
> > > section, but i see no difference between the two. is this "better" then
> > > the plane old alsa-driver?
> >
> > Are your linux modules installed into /lib/modules/2.4.19-preempt-3/, or
> > does the alsa-driver spell create that?  If so, then I believe the
> > problem is that the alsa-driver spell is misreading the kernel version of
> > where to put it (it's set to go to /lib/modules/`installed_version
> > linux-new`/).
> >
> > And I have no idea what the difference is, though I've been asked a few
> > times already.  :)
> >
> > -One of Four
> > a.k.a. sandalle
>
>
> I have got the same problem with the plain-vanilla linux kernel. After alsa 
> updated I get the undefined symbols.
>
> The problem, IMHO, is that alsa keeps pace with the kernel releases. So eg. 
> after 2.4.19-rc3, you also get a alsa-rc3.
>
> Now, we don't do kernel rc's (I hope), so we probably shold hold off on alsa 
> updates until the next kernel release. I would suggest you revert to the 
> previous alsa version.