Nigel, Progress!
SUMMARY According to the outputs from lsmod below, the net effect of alsaconf is to remove snd_hda_intel. So, unless there is more specific advice, I should find how to prevent loading of snd_hda_intel at startup. Odd that removing snd_hda_intel makes sound work! Thanks, ... Peter E. nh> Which kernel is your Lenny [on IBM NetVista] using? Currently only 2.6.25-2. nh> Do you have an earlier kernel available to try, perhaps a 2.6.8, or 2.6.11 I can install one of them if necessary. nh> When you bootup the IBM NetVista machine with Lenny on it, what do you get from the following commands. dalton:~# lsmod | grep snd snd_hda_intel 309976 0 snd_intel8x0 31740 0 snd_ac97_codec 91300 1 snd_intel8x0 ac97_bus 1952 1 snd_ac97_codec snd_seq_dummy 3780 0 snd_usb_audio 75936 0 snd_pcm_oss 37824 0 snd_mixer_oss 14880 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_seq_oss 28544 0 snd_pcm 68228 5 snd_hda_intel,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_usb_audio,snd_pcm_oss snd_usb_lib 15744 1 snd_usb_audio snd_seq_midi 8064 0 snd_seq_midi_event 6976 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi 22528 2 snd_usb_lib,snd_seq_midi snd_seq 45872 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event snd_hwdep 8708 1 snd_usb_audio snd_timer 21320 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq snd_seq_device 7564 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq snd 48772 13 snd_hda_intel,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_usb_audio,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq_oss,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_seq_device soundcore 7488 1 snd snd_page_alloc 9992 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm usbcore 130032 9 asix,usbnet,snd_usb_audio,snd_usb_lib,usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd,uhci_hcd dalton:~# cat /proc/asound/version Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.16rc2 (Thu Jan 31 16:40:16 2008 UTC). dalton:~# cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [default ]: USB-Audio - C-Media USB Headphone Set C-Media USB Headphone Set at usb-0000:00:1f.2-2, full speed dalton:~# lspci -v | "pick out sound stuff" 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM SMBus Controller (rev 02) Subsystem: IBM Device 01c6 Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 17 I/O ports at fe00 [size=16] Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus Kernel modules: i2c-i801 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02) Subsystem: IBM Device 01c6 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9 I/O ports at f000 [size=256] I/O ports at f400 [size=64] Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0 nh> after running alsaconf, the output of. dalton:~# lsmod | grep snd snd_usb_audio 75936 0 snd_usb_lib 15744 1 snd_usb_audio snd_hwdep 8708 1 snd_usb_audio snd_intel8x0 31740 0 snd_ac97_codec 91300 1 snd_intel8x0 ac97_bus 1952 1 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss 37824 0 snd_mixer_oss 14880 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm 68228 4 snd_usb_audio,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss snd_seq_dummy 3780 0 snd_seq_oss 28544 0 snd_seq_midi 8064 0 snd_rawmidi 22528 2 snd_usb_lib,snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event 6976 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi snd_seq 45872 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event snd_timer 21320 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq snd_seq_device 7564 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq snd 48772 12 snd_usb_audio,snd_hwdep,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device soundcore 7488 1 snd snd_page_alloc 9992 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm usbcore 130032 9 snd_usb_audio,snd_usb_lib,asix,usbnet,usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd,uhci_hcd dalton:~# cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [I82801BAICH2 ]: ICH - Intel 82801BA-ICH2 Intel 82801BA-ICH2 with AD1885 at irq 17 1 [default ]: USB-Audio - C-Media USB Headphone Set C-Media USB Headphone Set at usb-0000:00:1f.2-2, full speed ======================================================================= -- http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ Desktops.OpenDoc http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]