Quote Originally Posted by champagnemojo
Also, do you notice a big improvement with the 2.6 kernel? I can't get my netcard working on my 2.6 install, but I've messed around with it a little. I noticed that it booted quicker. Are there other benefits you've noticed?
Well as you have noticed it is definitely faster, there is no need any more to compile the alsa modules separately and there is more support the newer devices that people have that is about all I can think of at the moment.