Bug#577764: ALSA: snd-aloop module MISSING from recent kernels!

[Paolo Saggese <NO.SPAM@lngs.infn.it>]

Package: linux-2.6
Version: 2.6.32-9
Severity: normal

Hi,

the ALSA virtual loopback sound card module, snd-aloop, is
missing from recent kernels!!!

(it was available on Lenny's kernel: 

/lib/modules/2.6.26-2-686/updates/alsa/drivers/snd-aloop.ko
)

Any idea why it disappared? The sources are included in all 
recent ALSA versions up to the latest.

I do NEED it, please make it come back in stock kernels!


Tnx a lot.


Ciao,
			Paolo.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.4
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (900, 'stable'), (190, 'testing'), (180, 'unstable'), (7, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-4-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.32-3-686 depends on:
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ii  initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.92o      tools for generating an initramfs
ii  module-init-tools             3.4-1      tools for managing Linux kernel mo

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.32-3-686 recommends:
ii  firmware-linux-free           2.6.32-9   Binary firmware for various driver
ii  libc6-i686                    2.10.2-6   GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.32-3-686 suggests:
ii  grub                       0.97-47lenny2 GRand Unified Bootloader (Legacy v
pn  linux-doc-2.6.32           <none>        (no description available)

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.32-3-686 is related to:
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pn  firmware-bnx2x                <none>     (no description available)
pn  firmware-ipw2x00              <none>     (no description available)
pn  firmware-ivtv                 <none>     (no description available)
pn  firmware-iwlwifi              <none>     (no description available)
ii  firmware-linux                0.23       Binary firmware for various driver
ii  firmware-linux-nonfree        0.23       Binary firmware for various driver
pn  firmware-qlogic               <none>     (no description available)
pn  firmware-ralink               <none>     (no description available)

-- debconf information:
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  shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
  linux-image-2.6.32-3-686/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.32-3-686:
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  linux-image-2.6.32-3-686/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.32-3-686:
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