Peter, As Antonio remarked, this is your problem: [ 66.707276] Modules linked in: ac97_bus snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss joydev snd_pcm pcmcia snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device snd iptable_filter hsfmc97ich( ) hsfserial soundcore snd_page_alloc yenta_socket rsrc_nonstatic pcmcia_core ip_tables x_tables ipw2200 libipw lib80211 psmouse serio_raw hsfengine(P) hsfosspec hsfsoar lp parport sha256_generic blowfish cbc dm_crypt dm_raid45 xor fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor i915 drm i2c_algo_bit 8139too 8139cp mii intel_agp agpgart video output [ 66.707323] -------------------- Try detaching as much external hardware as possible, and retesting. You can also try uninstalling the hsfmodem software & assess if Audio returns. MarvS On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 6:42 AM, Peter Bolgar <pbolgar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear MarvS, > > Thanks, OK, good to know. So it is something else then - would you be > able to tell me how I can reinstall my sound card? As it seems like that > somehow is not recognized now. > > I am attaching the modemdata file. > > Best, > > Peter > > On Wed, 2010-02-10 at 05:20 -0500, Marvin Stodolsky wrote: >> Peter, >> >> My unloading script only affects a current boot up. >> >> MarvS >> >> On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Antonio Olivares >> <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > Peter, >> > >> > pulseaudio is running and installed: >> > >> > !!Sound Servers on this system >> > !!---------------------------- >> > >> > Pulseaudio: >> > Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) >> > Running - Yes >> > >> > Your modem is an hsf/hcf modem? Modules linked: >> > >> > hsfmc97ich >> > hsfserial >> > >> > snd_pcm pcmcia snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi >> > snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device snd iptable_filter >> > hsfmc97ich( ) hsfserial soundcore snd_page_alloc yenta_socket >> > rsrc_nonstatic pcmcia_core ip_tables x_tables ipw2200 libipw lib80211 >> > psmouse serio_raw hsfengine(P) hsfosspec hsfsoar >> > >> > Did you install the alsa driver specified for hsf/hcf modems as they >> > ask you in their page to install it? >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Antonio >> > >> > On 2/9/10, Peter Bolgar <edcclondon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> To make matters worse, I downloaded and ran the unload.gz and now I >> >> don't have sound at all on my system, was trying to debug it and looks >> >> like now the system does not have the sound card installed at all. I got >> >> the below link with information about my sound setup with >> >> >> >> wget -O alsa-info.sh http://alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && >> >> bash ./alsa-info.sh >> >> >> >> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=5309542fe43b06ba0c25d899769b153a42baee94 >> >> >> >> >> >> I am way out of my depth here... >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> Peter Bolgar >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >