Re: [Thinstation-developer] How to compile a new (audio) driver for Thinstation (2.2.2)?

[Tomislav <tom...@zg...>]

> > So, you think that I shouldn't bother trying to compile the audio driver
> > myself and should just upgrade the kernel?
> >
> You can try to compile your own if you are interested in a bit of  
> learning.. :-)
> But I was offering an alternative that includes a later snd-hda-intel  
> module that may be easier for you to implement.
> 
> If you use the kernel upgrade path, just rename your <build  
> dir>/kernel directory as kernel_old (or whatever) and then untar the  
> new kernel package in the <build dir>.
> 
> To restore back to your original, just
> cd <build dir>
> rm -R kernel
> mv kernel_old kernel
> mv packages/base/lib/modules/2.6.27.4 packages/base/lib/modules/2.6.16.5
> 
> the last item may not be needed as you may still have the old link  
> there (it's a weird symlink to negate the need to have all the modules  
> under the lib/modules/<kernel version>/ hierarchy - but it causes more  
> pain than it's worth - I think).

Unfortunatelly I need the Realtek 8168 driver (for the D945GCLF2
motherboard) and I don't see it in the 2.6.24.7 kernel package, so I'm
forced to stay with the original Thinstation 2.2.2 kernel. :(
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