[root@shinzo ~]# head -n 1 /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 Codec: Analog Devices AD1984 kernel-doc/ALSA-configuration.txt AD1984 basic default configuration thinkpad Lenovo Thinkpad T61/X61 dell Dell T3400 [root@shinzo ~]# cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel options snd-hda-intel model=thinkpad [root@shinzo ~]# lsmod |grep '^snd' snd_seq_oss 35584 0 snd_seq_midi_event 9344 1 snd_seq_oss snd_hda_intel 531252 4 snd_seq 58336 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq_device 9364 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq snd_hwdep 10632 1 snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss 45440 0 snd_pcm 82952 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 24720 3 snd_seq,snd_pcm snd_page_alloc 11792 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm snd_mixer_oss 18944 1 snd_pcm_oss snd 65224 15 snd_seq_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss [root@shinzo ~]# ls -l /dev/snd total 0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 8 2009-04-10 17:14 controlC0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 7 2009-04-10 17:14 hwC0D0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 6 2009-04-10 17:14 pcmC0D0c crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 5 2009-04-10 19:01 pcmC0D0p crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 4 2009-04-10 17:14 pcmC0D1p crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 3 2009-04-10 17:14 seq crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 2 2009-04-10 17:14 timer everything is unmuted in alsamixer. what else am i missing? thanks -- ( adam stokes ) || ( adam.stokes@gmail.com )