Also if someone can suggest a better way of installing ALSA 1.0.15, it would be great.
# emerge -av =media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.15
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild N ] media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.15 USE="midi -debug -oss" ALSA_CARDS="ali5451 als4000 atiixp atiixp-modem bt87x ca0106 cmipci emu10k1 emu10k1x ens1370 ens1371 es1938 es1968 fm801 hda-intel intel8x0 intel8x0m maestro3 trident usb-audio via82xx via82xx-modem ymfpci -ad1816a -ad1848 -ad1848-lib -ad1889 -adlib -als100 -als300 (-aoa) (-aoa-fabric-layout) (-aoa-onyx) (-aoa-soundbus) (-aoa-soundbus-i2s) (-aoa-tas) (-aoa-toonie) (-armaaci) -asihpi (-at91-soc) (-at91-soc-eti-b1-wm8731) (-au1x00) -au8810 -au8820 -au8830 -azt2320 -azt3328 -cmi8330 -cs4231 -cs4231-lib -cs4232 -cs4236 -cs4281 -cs46xx -cs5535audio -darla20 -darla24 -dt019x -dummy -echo3g -es1688 -es18xx -es968 -fm801-tea575x -gina20 -gina24 -gusclassic -gusextreme -gusmax (-harmony) -hdsp -hdspm -ice1712 -ice1724 -indigo -indigodj -indigoio -interwave -interwave-stb -korg1212 -layla20 -layla24 -loopback -mia -miro -mixart -mona -mpu401 -msnd-pinnacle -mtpav -mts64 -nm256 -opl3sa2 -opti92x-ad1848 -opti92x-cs4231 -opti93x -pc98-cs4232 -pcsp -pcxhr -pdaudiocf -pdplus -portman2x4 (-powermac) (-pxa2xx-i2sound) (-pxa2xx-soc) (-pxa2xx-soc-corgi) (-pxa2xx-soc-poodle) (-pxa2xx-soc-spitz) (-pxa2xx-soc-tosa) -riptide -rme32 -rme96 -rme9652 -s3c2410 -sa11xx-uda1341 -sb16 -sb8 -sbawe -seq-dummy -serial-u16550 -sgalaxy -soc -sonicvibes -sscape (-sun-amd7930) (-sun-cs4231) (-sun-dbri) -usb-usx2y -virmidi -vx222 -vxpocket -wavefront" 0 kB [0]
Total: 1 package (1 new), Size of downloads: 0 kB
Portage tree and overlays:
[0] /usr/portage
Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] yes
>>> Verifying ebuild Manifests...
>>> Emerging (1 of 1) media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.15 to /
* alsa-driver-1.0.15.tar.bz2 RMD160
... [ ok ]* alsa-driver-1.0.15.tar.bz2 SHA1
... [ ok ]* alsa-driver-1.0.15.tar.bz2 SHA256
... [ ok ]* alsa-driver-1.0.15.tar.bz2 size
... [ ok ]* checking ebuild checksums
... [ ok ]* checking auxfile checksums
... [ ok ]* checking miscfile checksums
... [ ok ]* checking alsa-driver-1.0.15.tar.bz2
... [ ok ]* Determining the location of the kernel source code
* Found kernel source directory:
* /usr/src/linux
* Could not find a usable .config in the kernel source directory.
* Please ensure that /usr/src/linux points to a configured set of Linux sources.
* If you are using KBUILD_OUTPUT, please set the environment var so that
* it points to the necessary object directory so that it might find .config.
*
* ERROR: media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.15 failed.
* Call stack:
* ebuild.sh, line 1664: Called dyn_setup
* ebuild.sh, line 719: Called qa_call 'pkg_setup'
* ebuild.sh, line 44: Called pkg_setup
* alsa-driver-1.0.15.ebuild, line 104: Called linux-mod_pkg_setup
* linux-mod.eclass, line 465: Called linux-info_pkg_setup
* linux-info.eclass, line 558: Called die
*
* Unable to calculate Linux Kernel version
* If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
* A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.15/temp/build.log'.
*
* Messages for package media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.15:
* Could not find a usable .config in the kernel source directory.
* Please ensure that /usr/src/linux points to a configured set of Linux sources.
* If you are using KBUILD_OUTPUT, please set the environment var so that
* it points to the necessary object directory so that it might find .config.
*
* ERROR: media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.15 failed.
* Call stack:
* ebuild.sh, line 1664: Called dyn_setup
* ebuild.sh, line 719: Called qa_call 'pkg_setup'
* ebuild.sh, line 44: Called pkg_setup
* alsa-driver-1.0.15.ebuild, line 104: Called linux-mod_pkg_setup
* linux-mod.eclass, line 465: Called linux-info_pkg_setup
* linux-info.eclass, line 558: Called die
*
* Unable to calculate Linux Kernel version
* If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
* A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.15/temp/build.log'.
*
