For me, I upgraded from Ubuntu 7.10 to Ubuntu 8.04 Beta yesterday (2008-03-22) and the linux-image-2.6.24-12-386 kernel did not allow me to play audio.
When I booted using the linux-image-2.6.24-12-generic kernel, however, my audio worked. Hope that helps =)
For me, I upgraded from Ubuntu 7.10 to Ubuntu 8.04 Beta yesterday (2008-03-22) and the linux-image- 2.6.24- 12-386 kernel did not allow me to play audio.
When I booted using the linux-image- 2.6.24- 12-generic kernel, however, my audio worked. Hope that helps =)