On Sun, 2010-05-16 at 23:26 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > Package: linux-2.6 > Severity: wishlist > > Hello, > > 2.6.30 introduced a regression where some Thinkpads would not beep > anymore on plugging/unplugging the power chord. See this thread > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=m31vgd2v3h.fsf%40fox.lamasti.net > for more info. > > The alsa developers came up with a patch[1], but I haven't been able to > test it myself as it won't apply against 2.6.32 from sid or even 2.6.33 > from experimental. > > If it isn't too much work to backport the patch it would be nice to have > it in squeeze. I could test if needed (assuming I get the rebuild[2] > right), but I lack the skills to do it myself. [...] Sorry, this patch cannot be applied on its own. It depends on other changes to registration of 'beep' devices, and I'm not yet convinced that it's worth the risk to backport those changes. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
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