Script started on Mon 22 May 2017 10:27:41 AM CDT ~$uname -r 4.4.0-36-generic ~$modprobe -v snd-cs46xx ~$aplay -l aplay: device_list:268: no soundcards found... ~$lsmod | grep snd-cs46xx ~$exit exit Script done on Mon 22 May 2017 10:32:18 AM CDT ~$ On May 22, 2017, at 9:37 AM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Try to modprobe it by hand. modprobe -v snd-cs46xx Then try the aplay command again. You should also be able to run amixer controls at this point. You can do a lsmod|grep snd-cs46xx to see if it has loaded. What you do next would depend on the output of the above. Just do a uname -r to make sure that the running kernel is infact 4.4.0-36-generic HTH, Willem > On Mon, 22 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > The module is on my machine. I did this command which I found on the web: > > find /lib/modules/`uname -r` | grep snd > > It gave a list of 257 modules including > > /lib/modules/4.4.0-36-generic/kernel/sound/pci/cs46xx/snd-cs46xx.ko > > > Allow me to repeat that lspci shows my card but aplay -l says no soundcards. > This seems crucial to me, but I'm not sure why. > Alsa is just not seeing the card for some reason. > > > > > On May 22, 2017, at 4:36 AM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > I checked on my upgraded ubuntu 16.04 and the module is there. > Try and install the linux-image-extra-version where version is your kernel version. > I.E. at a terminal, do > sudo apt-get install linux-image-extra-`uname -r` > After that, the easiest is to restart, but you can try to modprobe the module in stead. > HTH, Willem > > >> On Mon, 22 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> >> But my sound was working fine under ubuntu 14.04 lts. >> How can that be? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > -- > > This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard. The full disclaimer details can be found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard. The full disclaimer details can be found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. Please consider the environment before printing this email. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list