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I should try to make a post which doesn’t start by Rivendell … maybe the next time

Ubuntu hardy :

As there are many ubuntu hardy users, I’ve added this platform to the debian build. gpio, hpklinux and rivendell binary packages can be easily installed by adding this source :

deb http://debian.tryphon.org hardy main contrib

Ubuntu packages should be improved in a “near future” to be more compliant to the distribution policies.

Pre-compiled modules packages

With gpio-source and hpklinux-source packages, you can create the modules for your kernel. It creates sometimes few surprises according to the kernel versions.

I added to the build debian process the compilation of the gpio and hpklinux modules. According to the selected distribution (stable, … or hardy, intrepid), you will find modules for 2.6.18, 2.6.24, 2.6.26 or 2.6.27, 686, amd64 or rt kernels.

It makes life easier for everybody : user installations and developer tests. module-assistant is great tool, but pre-compiled modules are sometimes useful.

For example, hpklinux doesn’t compile with intrepid 2.6.27 kernel. A patch is pending

We bought a M-Audio Delta 66 last year to complete our multi-track captation system. We’re working for a long time with M-Audio sound cards and especially with Delta 44 ones. So we were a bit surprised when we discovered that the M-Audio Delta 66 revision E wasn’t supported by the alsa project.

To retransmit in live the Amparanoia’s gig at Esperanzah! festival, we need a additional 4 tracks sound card. On sunday, the challenge was to configure our Delta 66.

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