Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering

Jaroslav Kysela
2005-03-04T09:30:23Z

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005, Dave Jones wrote:

> Other failures have been somewhat more dramatic.
> I know ipsec-tools, and alsa-lib have both caused pain
> on at least one occasion after the last 2-3 kernel updates.

alsa-lib: You mean the problem with the emu10k1 based soundcards from
Creative? It's because the multichannel devices were added and
reorganized. But the basic functionality (sound from front speakers and
analog capturing) should be preserved with all 1.0.x alsa-lib versions.

Jaroslav

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Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
Linux Kernel Sound Maintainer
ALSA Project, SUSE Labs