Slackware: upgrade alsa

src2pkg_alsa.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Instructions and dependencies:
#  You must run it with admin privileges
#  You need src2pkg to generate packages
#  Working directory is where src and packages will be stored
#
# Based on scripts read in http://aldeby.org/blog/index.php/how-to-update-alsa-to-latest-version-easily.html
# Credits:
# 2007 Bob Nelson admin@stchman.com
# 2009 Aldeby http://aldeby.org/blog: various tweaks in order to prompt you with a choice among few most common modes to try out
# 2009 Rafael García - http://rafagarcia.net : Adapted to generate Slackware packages as root. Added configure help, remove menu and generate tgz packages



WORKING_DIR=/usr/local/src/alsa-1.0.21/

# Ensure root
if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
   echo "This script must be run as root" 1>&2
   exit 1
fi

# Working directory
mkdir -p $WORKING_DIR
cd $WORKING_DIR

# Download sources
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/alsa-driver-1.0.21.tar.bz2
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/firmware/alsa-firmware-1.0.20.tar.bz2
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/lib/alsa-lib-1.0.21a.tar.bz2
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/alsa-utils-1.0.21.tar.bz2

# Generate packages
src2pkg -e='--with-cards=hda-intel --with-kernel=/usr/src/linux' alsa-driver-1.0.21.tar.bz2
src2pkg alsa-lib-1.0.21a.tar.bz2
src2pkg alsa-utils-1.0.21.tar.bz2
src2pkg alsa-firmware-1.0.20.tar.bz2

mkdir -p packages
cp /tmp/alsa*tgz packages
upgradepkg --install-new packages/alsa*tgz

# Remember modify /etc/modprobe.d/sound
cat <<EOF
Remember to configure your mode which best fits you /etc/modprobe.d/sound

To know your model:

  $ cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#* | grep Codec

A model list: http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt

== Example 
options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m4-1

alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
==

EOF

# Reboot the computer
echo "Save your work and REBOOT your computer to make changes effective!"