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[John Vivirito <gnomefreak@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't understand this bug. Here is what i get
when i search for it:
alsa-firmware-loaders - ALSA software loaders for
specific hardware
Here is some other info i have on this:
 apt-cache show:
gnomefreak@Development:~$ show alsa-firmware-loaders
Package: alsa-firmware-loaders
Priority: extra
Section: multiverse/sound
Installed-Size: 240
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
<ubuntu-devel-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Original-Maintainer: Debian ALSA Maintainers
<pkg-alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Architecture: i386
Source: alsa-tools
Version: 1.0.22-0ubuntu1
Depends: libasound2 (>> 1.0.22), libc6 (>= 2.4),
udev, fxload
Filename:
pool/multiverse/a/alsa-tools/alsa-firmware-loaders_1.0.22-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
Size: 32314
MD5sum: 0fa7ba382bf4f98b5e5689a0b646ef05
SHA1: 6924a83d9b0c17fcce505d9d4db47991891dbd74
SHA256:
19bd5a61a0f4b9ac6862491d3d35e10378688df366bd8203f30b3f6b29b11c20
Description: ALSA software loaders for specific
hardware
 A collection of software loaders for specific
hardware:
 .
  cspctl - Sound Blaster 16 ASP/CSP control program
  hdsploader - firmware loader for the RME
Hammerfall DSP cards
  mixartloader - firmware loader for Digigram's
miXart board sound drivers
  pcxhrloader - firmware loader for Digigram pcxhr
compatible soundcards
  sscape_ctl - SoundScape control utility and
firmware loader
  usx2yloader - firmware loader for Tascam USX2Y
USB soundcards
  vxloader - firmware loader for Digigram VX
soundcards
Homepage: http://www.alsa-project.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu

apt-cache policy:
gnomefreak@Development:~$ policy alsa-firmware-loaders
alsa-firmware-loaders:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1.0.22-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
     1.0.22-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
maverick/multiverse Packages

It is also in Lucid and Karmic. That is as far as
I checked.

There is also a package named "alsa-firmware"
That is a Medibuntu package and includes some
things that our package does not.

I guess this is all mainly on what you need.


On 05/13/2010 07:05 AM, Angus Kerr wrote:
> Toine Scholtz? just checking
>  was
> Just hit the same issue after installing a clean 10.04 Ubuntu Studio with an EMU-1212 card. Grabbed the tarball from the alsa website and installed the old fashioned way.
> 
> After the initial glitch of the firmware missing, I am very impressed
> with the distro.
> 
> Feels very steady, graphics are great with the Nvidia restricted driver.
> Would be great if the firmware issue was resolved and distributed with
> the base system.
> 

-- 
Sincerely Yours,
    John Vivirito

https://launchpad.net/~gnomefreak
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JohnVivirito
Linux User# 414246

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    -- Metallica from Unforgiven III

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Ubuntu is missing the alsa-firmware package
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