Add some additional info with uname -r 2.6.32-5-486 aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: VT82xx [HDA VIA VT82xx], device 0: ALC883 Analog [ALC883 Analog] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: VT82xx [HDA VIA VT82xx], device 1: ALC883 Digital [ALC883 Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
aplay -L default Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server pulse Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server front:CARD=VT82xx,DEV=0 HDA VIA VT82xx, ALC883 Analog Front speakers surround40:CARD=VT82xx,DEV=0 HDA VIA VT82xx, ALC883 Analog 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers surround41:CARD=VT82xx,DEV=0 HDA VIA VT82xx, ALC883 Analog 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround50:CARD=VT82xx,DEV=0 HDA VIA VT82xx, ALC883 Analog 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers surround51:CARD=VT82xx,DEV=0 HDA VIA VT82xx, ALC883 Analog 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround71:CARD=VT82xx,DEV=0 HDA VIA VT82xx, ALC883 Analog 7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers iec958:CARD=VT82xx,DEV=0 HDA VIA VT82xx, ALC883 Digital IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [VT82xx ]: HDA-Intel - HDA VIA VT82xx HDA VIA VT82xx at 0xafffc000 irq 17 1 [HDMI ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia HDA NVidia at 0xdeffc000 irq 25 With this kernel I have sound and the card is recognized as VT1708/A [Azalia HDAC] (VIA High Definition Audio Controller) Estereo Analogico Duplex