Let's install the latest version of Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) in Ubuntu...
What is the latest version?
Go to ALSA Download Page and find out the Stable Release versions for alsa-driver, alsa-lib and alsa-utils. The current versions are 1.0.22.1, 1.0.22 and 1.0.22 respectively. Keep the version numbers, we will use it very shortly...
Check the current version of ALSA installed in the machine...
$ cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.22.1.
Compiled on Jan 28 2010 for kernel 2.6.31-14-generic (SMP).
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.22.1.
Compiled on Jan 28 2010 for kernel 2.6.31-14-generic (SMP).
If it is the latest version, then no need to proceed further, you are up-to-date :)
Setup Script
Copy the below code to your favorite editor and save the file as
setup-alsa.sh. Change the variables DRIVER_VERSION, LIB_VERSION and UTILS_VERSION to the latest version numbers found out earlier (put just the version).#!/bin/sh
# ----------
# ALSA Setup
# ----------
# ---- Modify Here ----
DRIVER_VERSION=1.0.22.1
LIB_VERSION=1.0.22
UTILS_VERSION=1.0.22
# ---- Modify Here ----
# On Error
error() {
echo "ERROR!!!"
exit
}
# Stop ALSA
sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils stop
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Install Tools
sudo apt-get -y install build-essential ncurses-dev gettext xmlto libasound2-dev
sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-`uname -r` libncursesw5-dev
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Cleanup
rm -rf ~/alsa* ~/.pulse*
# Create Folder
sudo rm -rf /usr/src/alsa
sudo mkdir -p /usr/src/alsa
cd /usr/src/alsa
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Download
sudo wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/alsa-driver-$DRIVER_VERSION.tar.bz2
sudo wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/lib/alsa-lib-$LIB_VERSION.tar.bz2
sudo wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/alsa-utils-$UTILS_VERSION.tar.bz2
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Unpack
sudo tar xjf alsa-driver*
sudo tar xjf alsa-lib*
sudo tar xjf alsa-utils*
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Setup Driver
cd alsa-driver*
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Setup Lib
cd ../alsa-lib*
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Setup Utils
cd ../alsa-utils*
sudo ./configure
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
sudo ln -s libpanelw.so.5 /usr/lib/libpanelw.so
sudo ln -s libformw.so.5 /usr/lib/libformw.so
sudo ln -s libmenuw.so.5 /usr/lib/libmenuw.so
sudo ln -s libncursesw.so.5 /lib/libncursesw.so
sudo ./configure
fi
sudo make
sudo make install
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
echo -e "\nRestart your computer, run \"sudo alsaconf\" and restart again..."
# COMPLETE
# ----------
# ALSA Setup
# ----------
# ---- Modify Here ----
DRIVER_VERSION=1.0.22.1
LIB_VERSION=1.0.22
UTILS_VERSION=1.0.22
# ---- Modify Here ----
# On Error
error() {
echo "ERROR!!!"
exit
}
# Stop ALSA
sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils stop
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Install Tools
sudo apt-get -y install build-essential ncurses-dev gettext xmlto libasound2-dev
sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-`uname -r` libncursesw5-dev
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Cleanup
rm -rf ~/alsa* ~/.pulse*
# Create Folder
sudo rm -rf /usr/src/alsa
sudo mkdir -p /usr/src/alsa
cd /usr/src/alsa
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Download
sudo wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/alsa-driver-$DRIVER_VERSION.tar.bz2
sudo wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/lib/alsa-lib-$LIB_VERSION.tar.bz2
sudo wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/alsa-utils-$UTILS_VERSION.tar.bz2
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Unpack
sudo tar xjf alsa-driver*
sudo tar xjf alsa-lib*
sudo tar xjf alsa-utils*
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Setup Driver
cd alsa-driver*
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Setup Lib
cd ../alsa-lib*
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
# Setup Utils
cd ../alsa-utils*
sudo ./configure
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
sudo ln -s libpanelw.so.5 /usr/lib/libpanelw.so
sudo ln -s libformw.so.5 /usr/lib/libformw.so
sudo ln -s libmenuw.so.5 /usr/lib/libmenuw.so
sudo ln -s libncursesw.so.5 /lib/libncursesw.so
sudo ./configure
fi
sudo make
sudo make install
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
error
fi
echo -e "\nRestart your computer, run \"sudo alsaconf\" and restart again..."
# COMPLETE
Change file permission and execute script.
$ chmod +x setup-alsa.sh
$ ./setup-alsa.sh
$ ./setup-alsa.sh
If it completes successfully... ALSA is installed... reboot the machine...
Check the version, it must show the latest version...
$ cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.22.1.
Compiled on Jan 28 2010 for kernel 2.6.31-14-generic (SMP).
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.22.1.
Compiled on Jan 28 2010 for kernel 2.6.31-14-generic (SMP).
Run
alsaconf and reboot again...$ sudo alsaconf
Voila!!! Done...
Reference: Upgrade Alsa (1.0.22.1) on Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10
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7 comments:
I applaud whomever took the time to put that together. It is a well thought out instructional piece.
I ran the script;
It downloaded the files and restarted the machine
I executed the command:
sudo alsaconfig
it responded:
sudo: alsaconfig: command not found
I had sound before doing this; now i have NO SOUND.
Not a good thing!
DANGER! DANGER! DANGER! Will Robinson. Folks stay away from this one.
@rj:
Thanks rj... it was a typo... it is alsaconf...
Just so you know, I had to switch:
# Stop ALSA
sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils stop
with
sudo /sbin/alsa-utils stop
I'm using ubuntu 10.04
The file /lib/modules/2.6.35-22-generic/build/include/linux/autoconf.h does not exist.
Please install the package with full kernel sources for your distribution or use --with-kernel=dir option to specify another directory with kernel sources (default is /lib/modules/2.6.35-22-generic/build).
I want to try to install ALSA onto my system with a patch file that I received which is supposed to support my hardware.
I'm using Ubuntu 10.10, I've tried to use apt-get to install kernel-sources, I also downloaded the same kernel I have (2.6.35) from kernel.org ... good lord I'm such a newb :(
I've tried installing alsa in Mint 10 a couple of times and keep getting the same errors. I have a .doc of my terminal window of the attempt. Can you help?
@belue I can take a look. Sent across to webmaster@atoztoa.com...
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