source: multimedia/libdriv/alsa-firmware.xml@ 59417918

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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY alsa-firmware-download-http " ">
  <!ENTITY alsa-firmware-download-ftp  "&alsa-download-ftp;/firmware/alsa-firmware-&alsa-firmware-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY alsa-firmware-md5sum        "9a1182f8a6ac44cb9af5774cc045565f">
  <!ENTITY alsa-firmware-size          "4.7 MB">
  <!ENTITY alsa-firmware-buildsize     "36 MB">
  <!ENTITY alsa-firmware-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
]>
<sect1 id="alsa-firmware" xreflabel="alsa-firmware-&alsa-firmware-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="alsa-firmware.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>alsa-firmware-&alsa-firmware-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="alsa-firmware">
    <primary sortas="a-alsa-firmware">alsa-firmware</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to ALSA Firmware</title>

    <para>
      The <application>ALSA Firmware</application> package
      contains firmware for certain sound cards.
    </para>

    &lfs84_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&alsa-firmware-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&alsa-firmware-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &alsa-firmware-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &alsa-firmware-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &alsa-firmware-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &alsa-firmware-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">ALSA Firmware Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="alsa-tools"/>
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
      <ulink url="http://www.pjrc.com/tech/8051/">AS31</ulink>
     (for rebuilding the firmware from source)
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
      <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/alsa-firmware"/>
    </para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of ALSA Firmware</title>

    <para>
      The <application>ALSA Firmware</application> package is only
      needed by those with advanced requirements for their sound
      card. See the README for configure options.
    </para>

    <para>
      Install <application>ALSA Firmware</application> by running
      the following commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      This package does not come with a test suite.
    </para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>
          None
        </seg>
        <seg>
          None
        </seg>
        <seg>
          Several directories in /lib/firmware and
          /usr/share/alsa/firmware
        </seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>