[Update] Re: Herd5 on older hardware

[NoOp]

On 03/06/2007 10:34 AM, NoOp wrote:

> As an update: So far all is running well & the only problem that I've
> had is the HAL race issue when allowing auto login:
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/81670
> and some weird errors when running gksu or gksudo gedit; if I look at
> the terminal session it reports errors:
> ALSA lib conf:1234 (snd_func_reconcat) error evaluating strings
> ALSA lib conf:1234 (_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
> returned error: No such device
> etc.
> 
> I don't have a detected sound card on that machine & I don't know what
> the sound card would have to do at all with gksu or gksuduo gedit to
> begin with... but I'll figure it out eventually.
> 
> - Samba setup & working fine including shared folders
> - Printer via cups/samba via my USB Canon MP750 on this linux (Dapper)
> machine running fine
> - Network working fine (fixed IP's)
> 
> Haven't found the "Control Panel) that I see referenced in some Ubuntu
> forum msgs.
> 
> Overall I'm pretty impressed so far.
> 

Quick update:

This mornings updates (133 to me) fixed the HAL race condition of
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/81670

Hooray! I can now boot into my Feisty test machine without having to
connect a keyboard, mouse & monitor again :-) That was a major
showstopper for me.

Fixed the "ALSA lib conf:1234 (snd_func_reconcat) error evaluating
strings errors":
I manually modified the /etc/modules file to include the driver for the
old AWE Soundblaster sound card. Sound now works & I no longer get the
errors. Still don't know what gksu gedit has to do with the ALSA sound
drivers...