I recently upgraded my laptop from a 20 February kernel to a 5 April 
version.  I no longer hear beeps when I do, say, "echo ^G"; instead, I 
hear a brief burst of static.  But sound card support is working; I can 
play mp3s with no problem.  

The machine is a Thinkpad T42 with the auich driver.


		--Prof. Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb