Re: 2.2 Sound

Vladimir Dergachev (vdergach@sas.upenn.edu)
Tue, 9 Mar 1999 13:03:37 -0500 (EST)


On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Ewan Dunbar wrote:

> I'm back on 2.0.36 because of sound. I downloaded 2.2.2 and installed it.
> (BTW, why does it still load kerneld if it doesn't use it for modules? I
> thought nothing else used the rest of kerneld's capabilities.) I liked it

Kerneld is loaded in startup scripts. Kernel only loads init.

Vladimir Dergachev

> a lot, but the sound code (which I need because I'm often bored at my
> machine) didn't quite work right on my SB16. Built into the kernel, the
> kernel froze the machine on bootup when it tried to load the driver
> (though only on warm bootups). As a module, the machine would *sometimes*
> work when it tried to load it. Other times (I'm not sure if it was after a
> warm boot or what) it would freeze just as solid. I can't risk any more
> damage to my filesystems from powering down improperly, so I'm back on
> 2.0. Has anyone else noticed this? Is there a problem with sound in 2.2?
>
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