Hi Pierre-Louis, > snd_intel_dspcfg: dsp_driver=1 option, which will select the HDaudio > legacy. Bingo! I carried that over (without thinking) from my previous laptop (lenovo where it was necessary). Removing the modprobe.d file, *and* installing the firmware files helped. Now the device shows up and everything seems to work. Puuuh. Thanks a big lot for your help, that is much appreciated. Sorry for the noise, and all the best Norbert -- PREINING Norbert https://www.preining.info Fujitsu Research + IFMGA Guide + TU Wien + TeX Live + Debian Dev GPG: 0x860CDC13 fp: F7D8 A928 26E3 16A1 9FA0 ACF0 6CAC A448 860C DC13