Viewing the system version
~$ uname-a
Linux laptop 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:
-UTC i686 Gnu/linux
View sound card driver modules in Model AC97
~$ Modprobe-l | grep ac97
/lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/kernel/sound/pci/ac97/snd-ac97-codec.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/kernel/sound/ac97_bus.ko
View the sound card model
~$ Lspci |grep-i Audio
00:1F.5 Multimedia Audio Controller:intel Corporation 82801db/dbl/dbm (ich4/ich4-l/ich4-m) AC ' Audio Controller (Rev 03 )
viewing sound card information
~$ Cat/proc/asound/cards
0 [ICH5]: Ich4–intel ICH5
Intel ICH5 with AD1985 at IRQ 17
View Alsa-utils version
~$ alsactl-v
Alsactl version 1.0.17
View Kernel Alsa version (needs to be consistent with Alsa-utils version)
Cat/proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.16.
Compiled on Dec 2 for Kernel 2.6.24-23-generic (SMP).
Sound card information
~$ 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
Hardware information of the sound card (LSHW refers to the list hardware, is a software)
~$ sudo lshw-c sound
*-multimedia Unclaimed
Description:multimedia Audio Controller
PRODUCT:82801DB/DBL/DBM (ich4/ich4-l/ich4-m) AC ' + Audio Controller
Vendor:intel Corporation
Physical ID:1F.5
Bus info: [Email protected]:00:1f.5
version:03
Width:32 bits
Clock:33mhz
CAPABILITIES:PM Bus_master Cap_list
Configuration:latency=0
Sound of System module status
~$ Lsmod | Grep-i snd
Snd_pcm_oss 46496 0
Snd_mixer_oss 22784 1 Snd_pcm_oss
SND_PCM 83844 1 Snd_pcm_oss
Snd_seq_dummy 11012 0
Snd_seq_oss 39936 0
Snd_seq_midi 14368 0
Snd_rawmidi 29728 1 Snd_seq_midi
Snd_seq_midi_event 15232 2 Snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
Snd_seq 58352 6 Snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
Snd_timer 29448 2 Snd_pcm,snd_seq
Snd_seq_device 15500 5 Snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
SND 64164 9 Snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer, Snd_seq_device
Soundcore 15328 1 snd
Snd_page_alloc 16776 1 SND_PCM
# below is the module listing with working sound in kernel 2.6.24-21
: ~$ Cat Sndmodules
Snd_intel8x0 35868 3
Snd_ac97_codec 102176 1 snd_intel8x0
Ac97_bus 3200 1 Snd_ac97_codec
Snd_pcm_oss 42528 0
Snd_mixer_oss 18048 1 Snd_pcm_oss
SND_PCM 79748 3 Snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
Snd_seq_dummy 4996 0
Snd_seq_oss 35456 0
Snd_seq_midi 9504 0
Snd_rawmidi 25888 1 Snd_seq_midi
Snd_seq_midi_event 8576 2 Snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
Snd_seq 54096 6 Snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
Snd_timer 24964 2 Snd_pcm,snd_seq
Snd_seq_device 9612 5 Snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
SND 59812 Snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,s Nd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
Soundcore 8800 1 snd
Snd_page_alloc 12552 2 SND_INTEL8X0,SND_PCM
#I has a disabled volume Control applet on the panel (Red Cross)
# Attempting to use it give the following message
The volume control did not find any elements and/or devices to control. This means either so you don ' t has the right GStreamer plugins installed, or
That's you don ' t has a sound card configured.
View Linux sound card basic information [reprint]
