I wrote: > I am now trying to compile the 2.6.8.1 kernel with alsa 1.0.7 rc1. It > may be strange idea, but I'm somewhat reluctant to to go to an -rc > kernel as yet. I'll report whether the problem is gone. The compile has failed at "LD .tmp_vmlinux1", with repeated error messages like this: sound/built-in.o(.text+0x2baf): In function `snd_info_create_entry': : undefined reference to `kcalloc' So, do I have to switch to an -rc kernel (or wait for 2.6.9) in order to get new ALSA? (I can of course go to alsa-devel, but decided to ask here first, because other people with the same SPDIF device might be interested...) Yours, Mikhail Ramendik