Hi Clemens and oll other helping minds, > > root@scheisshaus:~# lsmod |grep snd > > snd_sb16 9557 0 > > This is _not_ the snd-sb driver. i know. maybe copy the false output because i also tried to completely remove alsa and blacklisted all alsa-modules to check oss would work. But it also doesnt. Today i opened the device and inspect all chips on the Mainboard because the device was brandnew packed, i dont think it is defective. I found the Chip LM4548VH and googled its datasheet. It should be a a AC97 chip. So i wonder. Back to alsa with installing alsa-base and alsa-tools and removing oss4-base and finaly reconfigure the system with "dpkg-reconfigure linux-sound-base", i did the following: i unloaded all sound modules. then i load the alsa snd_cs5530 module Result: root@scheisshaus:~# modprobe -v snd_cs5530 insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/core/snd-page-alloc.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/soundcore.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/core/snd.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/core/snd-timer.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/core/snd-pcm.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/isa/sb/snd-sb-common.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/isa/sb/snd-sb16-dsp.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/pci/snd-cs5530.ko root@scheisshaus:~# lsmod |grep snd snd_cs5530 3232 0 snd_sb16_dsp 8639 1 snd_cs5530 snd_sb_common 15099 2 snd_cs5530,snd_sb16_dsp snd_pcm 70694 1 snd_sb16_dsp snd_timer 19098 1 snd_pcm snd 54244 5 snd_cs5530,snd_sb16_dsp,snd_sb_common,snd_pcm,snd_timer soundcore 6620 1 snd snd_page_alloc 7076 1 snd_pcm root@scheisshaus:~# cat /proc/asound/cards --- no soundcards --- ofter i tried to unload all alsa-modules and tried to load the ac97 driver "snd_ac97_codec". Result: root@scheisshaus:~# modprobe -v snd_ac97_codec insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/ac97_bus.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/core/snd-page-alloc.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/soundcore.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/core/snd.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/core/snd-timer.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/core/snd-pcm.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-33-generic/kernel/sound/pci/ac97/snd-ac97-codec.ko root@scheisshaus:~# lsmod |grep snd snd_ac97_codec 100646 0 snd_pcm 70694 1 snd_ac97_codec snd_timer 19098 1 snd_pcm snd 54244 3 snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer soundcore 6620 1 snd snd_page_alloc 7076 1 snd_pcm ac97_bus 1002 1 snd_ac97_codec these modules are loaded also suxessfully, but there is still no card in /proc/asound/cards. what could i try next? am i right with the try of the ac97 driver? are there other modules YOU miss in my output? or looks everything fine for you? any tip would be great! Regards, Rene' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user