Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 11 Jul 1996 19:25:17 -0400 | From | Paul Matthews <> | Subject | Re: 2.0.[123] Oops! (Sound module) |
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James Box writes: > Paul Matthews <paul@matthews.com> writes > >neuron@arn.net writes: > > > I get the following oops whenever I boot kernels 2.0.1 - 2.0.3 with the > > > sound module compiled in, or after an 'insmod sound ' when it is compiled > > > as a module... > > > >I don't get any oops, I just don't get any sound any more. Worked fine > >with 2.0.0, but with 2.0.3, I get a funny diag when I try to use any > >sound. > > It was a mistake to put a beta version of the sound driver into 2.0.x. > I, too, am afflicted with bad sound output on my PAS16, and have to use > /dev/audio1 to get semi-decent output from the SB emulation. > > As 2.0.x is meant to be a stable, working release for non-developers to > upgrade to, I vote we go back to the sound driver that was in 2.0.0, and > bring back the beta version in 2.1.x
All,
If Linux is to be accepted fully as a reliable UNIX workstation/server environment we have to ensure that users can compile and install the stable kernel version.
I recommend that we back up to the tried and tested version of the sound driver. It makes a lot of sense to start an "experimental" or beta test version now. That would avoid problems like the one we had recently.
Paul
-- Paul Matthews McLean, VA e-mail: paul@matthews.com
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