[PlanetCCRMA] Kernel barf during modprobe/alsaconf/SBLive

[Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano]

> > That is a "kernel panic", something really wrong happened during the
> > module load and the kernel prints some debugging info and basically
> > quits. The module cannot be removed without a reboot. 
> > 
> > A bit more information about the crash can be found (only usable for
> > alsa gurus, I guess) if you pipe that information through the ksymoops
> > program, the output should include some symbol information (ie: not just
> > numbers).
> 
> Pipe the panic info from /var/log/messages? or run alsaconf some way so
> as to produce a core dump?

Nope, cut the "panic" message from the log and do:
  cat panic_messages | ksymoops

But... I just looked to confirm where ksymoops is installed and did not
find it (I have not used it in a while). 

It turns out that it is no longer part of the kernel, see:
  /usr/src/linux-2.4.22-6.ll/scripts/ksymoops/README
(if you have the kernel-source package installed). 

You can find the sources to ksymoops at:
  ftp://ftp.us.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ksymoops/v2.4
I should probably create a package. Anyway, this will not solve your
problem, just make a potential debug easier for a guru. 

> I'm from a Solaris background, still trying to do the mindset shift thing.
> 
> <snip>
> >>
> >>Any assistance *GREATLY* appreciated.
> > 
> > What version of alsa and of the kernel?
> 
> It's a Rh9 install, Planet CCRMA installed on top. Kernel is
> 2.4.22.6-ll.rh90 from Stanford, alsa 0.9.6-2.cvs.rh90 also from Stanford.
> 
> > Did you try with the redhat capabilities enabled kernel as well?
> 
> ? <goes back to reading docs)

A second kernel, you can install it by installing
planetccrma-core-redhat. Again, my guess is that this is an alsa problem
with your particular soundcard so this probably will not help. 

Another option you can try is to install a test alsa driver that is
newer than the stock one at Planet CCRMA. See this thread for
instructions:

http://ccrma-mail.stanford.edu/pipermail/planetccrma/2003-October/003074.html

Best luck...
-- Fernando