[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#441776: alsa-base: alsaconf calls update-modules which is deprecated and does nothing

[LUK ShunTim]

Package: alsa-base
Version: 1.0.14-1
Severity: important

Alsaconf calls update-modules to load the sound modules after configuration but now update-modules is deprecated and does nothing. Hence the modules are *not* loaded for testing. 

<ErrorMessage>
Running update-modules...

************************************************************************
*
* The update-modules command is deprecated and should not be used!
*
************************************************************************

Loading driver...
Usage: /etc/init.d/alsa {unload|reload|force-unload|force-reload|suspend|resume}
Setting default volumes...
amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such device


===============================================================================

 Now ALSA is ready to use.
 For adjustment of volumes, use your favorite mixer.

 Have a lot of fun!
</ErrorMessage>

"man update-modules" says "update-modules  is an obsolete command which does nothing.  Any program calling it should be fixed."

Thanks in advance,
ST 
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|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version        Description
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ii  libasound2     1.0.14a-2      ALSA library
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--- Begin /dev/snd/ listing ---
ls: /dev/snd: No such file or directory
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (900, 'unstable'), (500, 'experimental'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages alsa-base depends on:
ii  linux-sound-base           1.0.14-1      base package for ALSA and OSS soun
ii  lsof                       4.78.dfsg.1-3 List open files
ii  module-init-tools          3.3-pre11-4   tools for managing Linux kernel mo

Versions of packages alsa-base recommends:
ii  alsa-utils                    1.0.14-1   ALSA utilities

Versions of packages libasound2 depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.6.1-2    GNU C Library: Shared libraries

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