ALSA 1.0.15 update test kernels available

[Chuck Ebbert]

On 10/25/2007 05:33 PM, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> We are considering adding ALSA 1.0.15 to the Fedora 8 release. This
> would get us up-to-date with the latest audio drivers and fix many
> problems with audio drivers not working, or only partially working.
> 
> Test kernels for i686 and x86_64 are available at:
> 
>   http://people.redhat.com/cebbert/kernels/F8/
> 
> Also, kernel 2.6.23.1-36 has the update and is now building.
> 
> It would be very helpful if people would test these kernels and reply
> to this message with their experiences, so we can see if this update
> causes any problems.
> 

On an HP Pavilion tx1000 notebook:

Without the ALSA patch:

1) Audio starts out muted, need to run alsaunmute at boot.
2) The LED on the mute button on the keyboard stays orange (muted)
   even after audio is unmuted.
3) The mixer controls are all wrong.
4) Headphone output doesn't work.

The patch fixes all of those issues.