Bug#369622: linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8: Sound (snd_atiixp) no longer works

[Cesare Leonardi <celeonar@tiscali.it>]

I don't the status of the bug or if someone has already replied, since 
bugs.debian.org seems down now.

Ray Kohler wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8
> Version: 2.6.16-14
> Severity: normal
>
> After installing this kernel upgrade, my sound no longer works. It is a
> builtin board which uses the snd-atiixp driver. It appears to probe
> correctly:
>
> snd_atiixp             20184  0 
> snd_ac97_codec        102012  1 snd_atiixp
> snd_ac97_bus            2880  1 snd_ac97_codec
> snd_pcm_oss            51296  0 
> snd_mixer_oss          17472  1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_pcm                89932  3 snd_atiixp,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_timer              23944  1 snd_pcm
> snd                    57984  6 snd_atiixp,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> soundcore              10720  1 snd
> snd_page_alloc         11344  2 snd_atiixp,snd_pcm

What is the version of libasound2 in your system?

I've had a similar problem when libasound2 was upgraded to version 
1.0.11-6 and was resolved the next day when 1.0.11.7 was released.
During the boot and shutdown phase i could see a lot of error regarding 
alsa (which i cannot remember), terminating with a red "failed" message.
Such messages were not logged anywhere.

If this is your problem, doing and upgrade will solve.

Regards.

Cesare.