Please re enable oss audio drivers for use on thin clients

[Oliver Grawert]

Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.22

Many Thin Clients still only have oss supported sound hardware. With the switch to 2.6.22 ubuntu stopped building oss device drivers. In LTSP we have a mechanism to manually enable such drivers per client so they can be blacklisted by default in the package and should do no harm this way but still leave Thin Client users the opportunity to use them with following a howto.

[Paul Dufresne (paulduf)]

I understand this as a request to make OSS be compiled as a module for the current kernel, and made blacklisted by default (to avoid bother people who use ALSA).
Don't even know, as a bug triager, if OSS can be compiled as a module.
I also wonder what is that hardware that is supported by OSS without being supported by ALSA.
But I guess a kernel developer would know all this, so I am setting this bug as Confirmed.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Beginning with the Hardy Heron 8.04 development cycle, all open Ubuntu kernel bugs need to be reported against the "linux" kernel package. We are automatically migrating this bug to the new "linux" package. However, development has already began for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. It would be helpful if you could test the upcoming release and verify if this is still an issue - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing . If the issue still exists, please update this report by changing the Status of the "linux" task from "Incomplete" to "New". We appreciate your patience and understanding as we make this transition. Thanks!

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

[Oliver Grawert (ogra)]

at least the necessary oss modules to compile your own drivers are available in the 2.6.27 package, in combination with dkms that should be enough of a solution for oss users ... closing this

[Oliver Grawert (ogra)]

ogra@osiris:~$ ls /lib/modules/2.6.27-1-generic/kernel/sound/oss/
ad1848.ko kahlua.ko msnd_classic.ko msnd_pinnacle.ko pas2.ko sb.ko sound.ko trix.ko uart6850.ko
aedsp16.ko mpu401.ko msnd.ko opl3.ko pss.ko sb_lib.ko sscape.ko uart401.ko v_midi.ko

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