>>
>> If that doesn't work, can you post the output of lsmod for both
>> kernels?. Also, recent alsa-utils package contains a shell script
>> called alsa-info which will collect information about sound h/w,
>> drivers, codecs used & other info. Can you execute 'alsa-info
>> --no-upload', the ouput will be stored under /tmp/alsa-info.txt and post
>> the output from both the kernels?
>
> I wonder if my problem is related(see my post on my eee PC which
> freezes on shutdown)
>
> This was immediately after emerging alsa-utils and configuring the
> sound card according to the gentoo doc, alsa-guide.xml. Apparently my
> hardware also uses snd_hda_codec_realtek.
>
> BTW there is no 'alsa-info' on my system.
>
What is the version of alsa-utils package you are using?. You can get alsa-info from the following link.
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh
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Sudheer