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    I just reinstalled 8.04/KDE3.5 from livecd and sound is gone

    An update trashed my previous 8.04 installation. Sound was working in it.
    I reinstalled 8.04 with a newly downloaded and created livecd.

    Sound no longer works and it worked before.

    This is a dual boot system and sound works in Windows.

    Two sound cards are present. 1. is the onboard one and is an Intel 8xx 2. is a Creative Audigy.

    The Windows XP boot works with the sound configured to use the Creative SB 16

    cat /proc/asound modules produces:
    Code:
     0 snd_intel8x0
 1 snd_ca0106
    Alsamixer shows the Intel card with all outputs unmuted

    find /lib/modules/`uname -r` | grep snd shows the modules as installed

    cat /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base shows:
    Code:
    install sound-slot-0 modprobe snd_ca0106
install sound-slot-1 modprobe snd_intel8x0
    I tried those the other way around rebooting each time and still no sound.

    I am stumped and would appreciate any help.

    To summarize:
    Reinstall from latest livecd of 8.04/3.5 killed sound
    I tried my limited knowledge without success
    Dual boot system and sound works in WinXP so hardware is ok
    Sound worked in previous Kubuntu before reinstall.

    I would appreciate any advice as I have looked at it so much I am sure I am missing something obvious.
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    Re: I just reinstalled 8.04/KDE3.5 from livecd and sound is gone

    Two sound cards in the system? That can present problems. Have you gone into the BIOS and disabled the onboard audio?
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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      #3
      Re: I just reinstalled 8.04/KDE3.5 from livecd and sound is gone

      Originally posted by Snowhog
      Two sound cards in the system? That can present problems. Have you gone into the BIOS and disabled the onboard audio?
      Sorry for taking so long to respond but I had a busy couple of days. Yes, the system shows two cards but one of them appears to be the onboard sound for the fax modem. That is my conclusion anyway. The main sound card looks like a Creative Audigy Soundblaster 16. This machine is a Dell that I bought for my wife. It is running Kubuntu extremely well right now after the last install but I just need to get sound working. I just woke up and have not done anymore diagnostics but did want to respond to your last post.
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        Re: I just reinstalled 8.04/KDE3.5 from livecd and sound is gone

        Here is the output from aplay -l . I don't understand why there are multiple entries for each card.

        Code:
        aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: ICH5 [Intel ICH5], device 0: Intel ICH [Intel ICH5]
 Subdevices: 0/1
 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: ICH5 [Intel ICH5], device 4: Intel ICH - IEC958 [Intel ICH5 - IEC958]
 Subdevices: 1/1
 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: CA0106 [CA0106], device 0: ca0106 [CA0106]
 Subdevices: 1/1
 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: CA0106 [CA0106], device 1: ca0106 [CA0106]
 Subdevices: 1/1
 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: CA0106 [CA0106], device 2: ca0106 [CA0106]
 Subdevices: 1/1
 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: CA0106 [CA0106], device 3: ca0106 [CA0106]
 Subdevices: 1/1
 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
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          Re: I just reinstalled 8.04/KDE3.5 from livecd and sound is gone

          The file /lib/modules/modprobe.conf is empty. I don't know if that is significant or not.
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