Monday's 8.04 update

[O. Sinclair]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> O. Sinclair wrote:
> 
>> Pastor JW wrote:
>>> Has anyone found out what causes 2.6.24-17-generic, which was part of
>>> Monday's update, to kill the sound on the Dell 1525 that worked just fine
>>> running
>>> 2.6.24-16-generic?   Actually, escaping and bringing up the GRUB menu
>>> allows
>>> me to use the 2.6.24-16 kernel and  then sound works again.  Haven't
>>> found where to modify the GRUB menu yet so I can make 2.6.24-16 the
>>> default again.
>>>  
>> Not yet but I can at lest tell you that you are not alone, I have the
>> same problem on an Inspiron 1420/Vostro 1400. The problem has been
>> posted on Dells Linux-user mailing list, let us hope an answer will be
>> given shortly. For now I continue with 2.6.24-16
> 
> I'd be surprised if anyone could give you an answer "shortly".  Sound is
> magic.  I have sound on _every_ kernel I've ever installed as part of a
> brand-new install.  I almost always (on two different laptops) lost sound
> on an upgrade.  I have Ubuntu (gnome) installed on one partition with
> 2.6.24-16, with sound.  I have Kubuntu, originally installed with Gutsy,
> and upgraded last month to Hardy, with 2.6.22 (whatever the last version
> from Gutsy was), 2.6.24-16 and 2.6.24-17 and only the 2.6.22 kernel has
> sound.  I've yet to tackle the difference between the KDE and Gnome systems
> to find out what the difference is.
Sound is indeed almost always a headache, my hope of "shortly" lies in 
these being Dell versions where they provide/support Ubuntu. On release 
of Hardy a number of issues were fixed within a couple of weeks - sound 
being one of them (disappeared for those who upgraded from Gutsy to Hardy).

For now I stick to old kernel and follow the dell linux users mailing 
list and Dell's wiki for ubuntu Hardy:
http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Ubuntu_8.04

As for difference K/Ubuntu I have a feeling (no more) that Kubuntu have 
not gone down the Pulseaudio path as much as Ubuntu. But am guessing, 
nothing more.

Sinclair