On Sat, 10 May 2008 17:20:18 +0000, Tommy Bongaerts wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to compile jackd, but when I run configure it tells me that
> jackd will be build without alsa support.
>
> Debian Etch, very basic install from net-install CD.
> libasound-dev is installed.
>
> Any idea what might be wrong?
>
> When I configure the same package on my Ubuntu box, alsa support is
> included, so I guess I'm missing some header files on my Debian box...

Open up your package manager and type in alsa and do a little
investigating. Or go to google and search on 'jackd dependencies.'
Once you get jackd installed you'll need the Jack Control frontend.

What sound server are you currently using? OSS or ALSA?