[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#426759: Bug#426759: alsa-base: /etc/init.d/alsa has no 'start' or 'stop'

[Elimar Riesebieter]

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 the mental interface of
Eldon Koyle told:

>Package: alsa-base
>Version: 1.0.14-1
>Followup-For: Bug #426759
>
>/etc/init.d/alsa does not support 'start' or 'stop'.  I noticed this
>after running alsaconf which appears to run '/etc/init.d/alsa start'

Please do not use alsaconf. Restart your machine or just do

# /etc/init.d/udev restart && udevtrigger


alsaconf is buggy as buggy can be and it is not needed in lenny/sid
anymore. udev will configure the driver devices.

IMHO the only reason to use alsaconf is to configure a 2nd/3rd
whatever soundcard which can be done by a small not so overloaded
script and faster by hand manipulating /etc/modprobe.d/ entries.

Second the old ISA Cards........

I propose to distribute alsaconf in
/usr/share/doc/alsa-utils/alsaconf/ and explain user the deprecated use
of that script via debconf.

Jordi, what do you think?

Elimar

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