Bug#483664: linux-image-2.6.25-2-686: sound only works when one virtual X console in use

On Friday 30 May 2008, maximilian attems wrote:
> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 02:17:51PM +0300, Shai Berger wrote:
> >
> > When I went back to 2.6.24, I had to run alsaconf fixed sound. Then
> > I came back again to 2.6.25, only to have the problem repeat. Running
> > alsaconf yet again seems to have fixed it.
>
> so it is fixed on your box?
>

I may need to rephrase the problem: There's a difference between 2.6.24 and 
2.6.25, which made the upgrade non-smooth with respect to sound on my system.

> hmm the bug report lacks info about an eventual kernel failure.
> anything in dmesg around that time.
>

No, there were no kernel failures reported.

> > ** Tainted: P (1)
>
> right try without it, sorry but with nvidia blob tainting
> the kernel is no longer supported.

While I realize the problem the nvidia blob presents, this is a sad position 
to take. Installing software from the Debian repository with module-assistant 
made my kernel bug reports uninteresting?

I would try without the nvidia blob, but it's too much of a bother (because it 
also requires a different X configuration). As you said, the sound problem is