[issue623] Latest linux-image-2.6.26-grml kernel breaks ALSA

[Michael Prokop]

* Tong Sun <bts at bts.grml.org> [20090222 06:38]:

> > My recent upgrade caused my sound card not working any more. Checking back
> > at my packages version log, the only related upgrade is that
> > alsa-base_1.0.17.dfsg-2 is upgraded to alsa-base_1.0.17.dfsg-4. 
> > The rest are still the same:

> >   alsa-oss_1.0.15-1
> >   alsa-utils_1.0.16-2

> > Also get upgraded is my kernel, from
> > linux-image-2.6.26-grml_grml.05 to
> > linux-image-2.6.26-grml_grml.08.

> I've now confirmed that it is the latest grml 2.6.26 kernel,
> linux-image-2.6.26-grml_grml.08, that breaks my alsa. Here are my test steps:

> - leave linux-image-2.6.26-grml_grml.08 and go back to alsa-base_1.0.17.dfsg-2
>   NOK, even after reboot

> - while keeping alsa-base_1.0.17.dfsg-2, go back kernel to
> linux-image-2.6.26-grml_grml.05. Yes, problem solved. 

> So, mika, I'll leave the issue open, since you are still maintaining grml
> kernels v2.6.23, 2.6.22, 2.6.20 etc, and let you decide what to do with
> linux-image-2.6.26-grml. 

> FYI, my test shows that linux-image-2.6.26-grml_grml.05 does not work with
> alsa-base_1.0.17.dfsg-4.

Did you compare the output of 'lsmod' when using
alsa-base_1.0.17.dfsg-2 vs. alsa-base_1.0.17.dfsg-4?

regards,
-mika-
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