The topic Linux 7.2-rc4 finally fixes audio issues with the Asus ROG Ally X is currently the subject of lively discussion — readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.
This is taking place in a dynamic environment: companies’ decisions and competitors’ reactions can quickly change the picture.
With Linux 7.2’s release coming in about a month, people have been hard at work testing it and fixing issues. As it turns out, the Asus ROG Ally X is experiencing some weird audio issues with headphones and microphones. Fortunately, someone has uploaded fixes to the fourth release candidate, so it shouldn’t be long until it’s fixed for good.
As is the norm with Linux release candidates, Linux Torvalds has posted the changelog for Linux 7.2’s fourth release candidate. We usually see around seven release candidates before the final build is released, but this can extend to more candidates if Torvalds isn’t confident enough to give it the green light.
As Torvalds notes, Linux 7.2-rc4 is “pretty normal.” The reason for the quotation marks is due to something Torvalds refers to as “the new normal,” where AI agents find, report, and fix far more bugs than what release candidates usually experienced in the past.
The message details all the new tweaks and additions made in this release candidate, but of particular interest to Asus ROG Ally X owners is this nugget:
If you run Linux on your Asus ROG Ally X and you’ve encountered oddities with either of these, you have two options. If your distro supports using the latest release candidate, you can swap to that channel and get the fixes right away, although you will be using a potentially unstable build. If you’d rather wait, Linux 7.2 should release in about a month’s time, assuming no show-stopping bugs cause a delay.
Software is so much more important than might think when it comes to a handheld