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Re: Kernel update broke microphone
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Phil Perry <[log in to unmask]>
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Phil Perry <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:40:54 +0100
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On 23/07/11 16:13, Phil Lembo wrote:
> Thanks Phil!
>
> I just tested both alsa kernel mods in epel-testing and found the newer one
> (1.0.24-1) didn't fix the problem for me (my hardware uses the even older
> N10/ICH7 chipset), kmod-alsa-1.0.23-1.el6.elrepo did. Given the advantages
> of kAPI-tracking kmods, I'll be sticking with that for now.
>

Great.

Yes, newer is not always better for some packages, especially when they 
provide multiple kernel modules (e.g, kmod-alsa and kmod-video4linux), 
hence why we like to keep a few versions available.

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