kernel 2.6.6 - was Re: [plug] Sound card problem

[Chris Caston]

On Fri, 2004-06-18 at 21:05, Matt Kemner wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, quoth nofixed:
> 
> > Still no sound.  The kernel is not finding the hardware.  Windows XP
> > does, so there is no problem with hardware.
> 
> Just because something works under Windows is no guarantee it will work
> under Linux.  The question is, have you had it working under Linux at
> all?
> 
> > I could no longer use a console in kde.  I got the window, but no
> > shell was started.
> [SNIP]
> > Then I ran apt-get upgrade.  That downloaded 204 packages.  It fixed
> > the console problem, but broke X.
> [SNIP]
> > I was not initially using apt-get due to inexperience and lack of
> > confidence in it.  I am using it now, but find it less than
> > reliable...
> [SNIP]
> 
> Well you ARE running Debian "unstable" are you not?
> 
> There is a reason it is called unstable - it does the sorts of things you
> have mentioned.  It is intended as a repository of bleeding-edge packages
> only, which you grab the occasional package from - and test thoroughly
> before relying on it. It is NOT intended to be tracked daily with apt-get
> upgrade.
> 
> I know Debian "Stable" (Woody) is probably not going to make you happy due
> to its age (although I'm still running Woody on my main desktop at home
> and am very happy with it) but please at least consider running Sarge
> (Debian "testing") which is much more stable than Sid will ever be.
> 

That is interesting. I avoid Sarge because it has no security updates.
While sid does occasionally break you can usually fix it by reverting to
a snapshot package or two.

Maybe one day someone will figure out some fantastic Debian change
management for apt if they haven't already.
  
> I downgraded my laptop from Sid to Sarge after I experienced issues
> similar to yours, using the instructions at:
> 
> http://people.debian.org/~osamu/pub/downgrade.html
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Regards,
> 
>  - Matt
> 
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