Debian Bug report logs - #256698
alsa-base: alsaconf fails because of missing files/symlinks

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Toine Schreurs <a.m.m.schreurs@chem.uu.nl>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: alsa-base: alsaconf fails because of missing files/symlinks

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:26:58 +0200

Package: alsa-base
Version: 1.0.5a-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

On a freshly installed system, the only present file is
/etc/alsa/0.9
The file /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0 is missing and causes alsaconf
to fail.

The workaround was:
mkdir /etc/alsa/modutils
touch /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0
ln -s /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa
ln -s /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0 /etc/modutils/alsa

After these commands, alsaconf runs without problems.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.26-1-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages alsa-base depends on:
ii  alsa-utils                    1.0.5-1    Advanced Linux Sound Architecture 
ii  debconf                       1.4.25     Debian configuration management sy
ii  debianutils                   2.8.2      Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii  modutils                      2.4.26-1   Linux module utilities
ii  psmisc                        21.5-1     Utilities that use the proc filesy

-- debconf information:
  alsa-base/alsactl_store_on_shutdown: autosave always

Message #10 received at 256698@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Fabio Massimo Di Nitto <fabbione@fabbione.net>

To: 256698@bugs.debian.org

Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 12:49:59 +0200 (CEST)

Hi Jordi,
	as we discussed on irc this is a possible patch to fix this bug:

http://we.give.back.to.debian.even.if.we.have.no-name-yet.com/patches/alsa-utils.256698.diff

Thanks
Fabio

PS the problem resides in alsa-utils more than in alsa-base but i leave up
to you how you want to handle the bug

-- 
<user> fajita: step one
<fajita> Whatever the problem, step one is always to look in the error log.
<user> fajita: step two
<fajita> When in danger or in doubt, step two is to scream and shout.

Message #15 received at 256698-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jordi Mallach <jordi@debian.org>

To: 256698-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#256698: fixed in alsa-utils 1.0.5-2

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 20:02:20 -0400

Source: alsa-utils
Source-Version: 1.0.5-2

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
alsa-utils, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

alsa-utils_1.0.5-2.diff.gz
  to pool/main/a/alsa-utils/alsa-utils_1.0.5-2.diff.gz
alsa-utils_1.0.5-2.dsc
  to pool/main/a/alsa-utils/alsa-utils_1.0.5-2.dsc
alsa-utils_1.0.5-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/a/alsa-utils/alsa-utils_1.0.5-2_i386.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 256698@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Jordi Mallach <jordi@debian.org> (supplier of updated alsa-utils package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
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Format: 1.7
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:36:25 +0200
Source: alsa-utils
Binary: alsa-utils
Architecture: source i386
Version: 1.0.5-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian ALSA Maintainers <pkg-alsa-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Jordi Mallach <jordi@debian.org>
Description: 
 alsa-utils - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (utilities)
Closes: 254360 256698 257753 258606
Changes: 
 alsa-utils (1.0.5-2) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Jordi Mallach:
     - debian/patches/90_debian_alsaconf.dpatch: update config file
       location (closes: #256698). Thanks, Fabio Massimo Di Nitto.
     - debian/control: don't suggest alsadriver, which isn't provided
       by anything anymore (closes: #258606).
     - debian/rules:
       + apply patch from Mikael Magnusson to apply patches before
         configure, to assure alsaconf.in gets the patches applied
         on time. Thanks! (closes: #257753).
       + don't set sysconfdir to /etc/alsa/0.9 anymore.
     - debian/dirs: remove etc/alsa/0.9 (closes: #254360).
Files: 
 aefe4f78fdecd811df688b95d18f061f 792 sound optional alsa-utils_1.0.5-2.dsc
 d60c03bf9c1ee4bcc9a440915b4aa57e 9508 sound optional alsa-utils_1.0.5-2.diff.gz
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