Comment 40 for bug 269294

Andres Mujica:

Adding ubuntu-studio and -plugins (under 8.04) causes a set of programs and libraries to be installed, these seem to depend on a special version of the kernel which is also installed, overwriting the current settings. Anyway, I'll pay more attention next time.

Mackenzie Morgan:

As I wrote, I can test with a live CD but:

1) I need detailed info on what to do for the test, otherwise all I can do is start the CD and see if the mic automagically works, this is hardly the case since most "alpha" or "beta" CDs are not even able to correctly boot on my laptop, not to mention loading all the proper drivers. I saw you now listed a couple commands to type, I'll be glad to try them as soon as I get a chance.

2) As I wrote before I'm using Hardy Heron that is a LTS, I'd expect the issue to be fixed on that version of the OS, without the need to update until the next LTS. Not sure if this will be the case.