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Re: [opensuse] Corrupted audio driver 10.2/64bit?
- From: G T Smith <grahamsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 10:44:19 +0100
- Message-id: <4652BB73.1040304@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> * Rajko M. <rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx> [05-21-07 22:20]:
>> I don't know internals of
>> rpm --rebuilddb
>> but I was using it and it seems that it doesn't search hard disk for installed
>> third party software.
>>
>> The sound driver is:
>> realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05f.tar.bz2
>> and it will compile alsa driver and some XRealMixer v0.5 from sources.
>> John mentioned that he removed directories, but I didn't ask which as
>> installing alsa via YaST should bring sound in order.
>
> Using an rpm-based system requires the use of rpm packages. The use
> of tar-balls will corrupt the rpm system and do not show up in the rpm
> database. Tar installations can replace libraries required by your
> (rpm) installed system and break things as you seem to have found with
> the alsa package. Removal of tar installations and source built
> installations is very difficult.
>
> You must be experienced and knowledgable to incorporate a mix. The
> only really safe usage for the unknowning is those tar packages which
> are self contained static packages which install in their own
> directory and are removable by deleting that directory structure.
>
> If you *must* build a driver (as it appears) you should incorporate
> the use of "checkinstall" which generates rpm packages for
> installation after build and allows for save removal, if necessary or
> desired.
>
Just installed checkinstall and in the absence of a man page... decided
to use
checkinstall -h
to find out about usage .... the result was... well.. a bit weird :-o I
think I have deciphered enough to use it, but I get the impression
documentation needs a little work :-)
.
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Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> * Rajko M. <rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx> [05-21-07 22:20]:
>> I don't know internals of
>> rpm --rebuilddb
>> but I was using it and it seems that it doesn't search hard disk for installed
>> third party software.
>>
>> The sound driver is:
>> realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05f.tar.bz2
>> and it will compile alsa driver and some XRealMixer v0.5 from sources.
>> John mentioned that he removed directories, but I didn't ask which as
>> installing alsa via YaST should bring sound in order.
>
> Using an rpm-based system requires the use of rpm packages. The use
> of tar-balls will corrupt the rpm system and do not show up in the rpm
> database. Tar installations can replace libraries required by your
> (rpm) installed system and break things as you seem to have found with
> the alsa package. Removal of tar installations and source built
> installations is very difficult.
>
> You must be experienced and knowledgable to incorporate a mix. The
> only really safe usage for the unknowning is those tar packages which
> are self contained static packages which install in their own
> directory and are removable by deleting that directory structure.
>
> If you *must* build a driver (as it appears) you should incorporate
> the use of "checkinstall" which generates rpm packages for
> installation after build and allows for save removal, if necessary or
> desired.
>
Just installed checkinstall and in the absence of a man page... decided
to use
checkinstall -h
to find out about usage .... the result was... well.. a bit weird :-o I
think I have deciphered enough to use it, but I get the impression
documentation needs a little work :-)
.
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