i'm newbe in slack, and i've problem with sound card.
when linux start load some modules to my sound card like
snd-fm801, snd-pci, snd-ac97-codec and others.
what can i do to stop this. i just want one module (forte)
witch my sound card works fine. i've tried to change
/etc/hotplug/blacklist and unset x flag in /etc/rc.d/rc.alsa
but nothing change. any idea ?

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:59:10 +0200, LaBiOL wrote:

> i'm newbe in slack, and i've problem with sound card.
> when linux start load some modules to my sound card like
> snd-fm801, snd-pci, snd-ac97-codec and others.
> what can i do to stop this.
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Build your own kernel. only choose sound.
Go to www.alsa-project.org
Download alsa. build alsa yourself, only choose your own soundcard.
Every time you build a new kernel, you have to rebuild alsa too.
It is better explained on the alsa-site.
It is some trouble, but indeed Slackware will boot (and run) faster.

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:59:10 +0200, LaBiOL wrote:

> i'm newbe in slack, and i've problem with sound card.
> when linux start load some modules to my sound card like
> snd-fm801, snd-pci, snd-ac97-codec and others.
> what can i do to stop this. i just want one module (forte)
> witch my sound card works fine. i've tried to change
> /etc/hotplug/blacklist and unset x flag in /etc/rc.d/rc.alsa
> but nothing change. any idea ?

Change permissions of /etc/rc.d/rc.alsa
chmod a-x rc.alsa
It will not then get executed upon reboot.
You may also need to edit out all lines concerning alsa modules in
/etc/modules.conf as well.
You can load your desired module via /etc/rc.d/rc.local . Placeing;
/sbin/modprobe forte
in /etc/rc.d/rc.local should be fine.

No need to recompile anthing this way like someone else suggested.
Presuming that is that you are using kernel 2.4.22 which is supplied by
slack-10.

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i know. but nothing change. when i removed lines in /etc/modules.conf and
removed file rc.alsa, after reboot the modules still load to kernel.
perheps it's becouse i have hotplug scripts. but i don't know how to
property reconfigure it. thx for any help.

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 22:36:40 +0200, LaBiOL wrote:

> i know. but nothing change. when i removed lines in /etc/modules.conf and
> removed file rc.alsa, after reboot the modules still load to kernel.
> perheps it's becouse i have hotplug scripts. but i don't know how to
> property reconfigure it. thx for any help.

Then read the comments in /etc/hotplug/blacklist it meantions what happens
on a default system.

Here it is,

# OSS (Open Sound System) modules. This is the old and deprecated Linux
# sound system, though we still ship modules for it (for now). If you
# want to use OSS, remove the alsa-driver package and cut out (or comment
# out) this list. With these modules blacklisted ALSA will load by
# default.

I bet you still have forte blacklisted, it is by default.

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> I bet you still have forte blacklisted, it is by default.
So, you lose. I've configured my adsl modem, okipage printer, even scroll
in my mouse. But I don't know what happens with this modules :>
I removed forte from blacklist. And it's quite interesting becouse I have
in blacklist such modules as ac97, ac97_codec and other whose still load
at startup. Now I have small script run at system start. It simply
remove this modules from kernel and load my favorite one - forte. Next
week I will read hotplug script and try reconfigure it preperty.

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 22:20:08 +0200, LaBiOL wrote:

>> I bet you still have forte blacklisted, it is by default.

> So, you lose.

That is possable, noone is perfect.

> I've configured my adsl modem, okipage printer, even
> scroll in my mouse. But I don't know what happens with this modules :> I
> removed forte from blacklist. And it's quite interesting becouse I have
> in blacklist such modules as ac97, ac97_codec and other whose still load
> at startup. Now I have small script run at system start. It simply
> remove this modules from kernel and load my favorite one - forte. Next
> week I will read hotplug script and try reconfigure it preperty.

So you lose really then as if hotplug worked properly then you would not
be having so many problems would you.!

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try to imitate windows programs, then the Windows community
is built on organized crime.

Regards Richard
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