On Sunday 19 August 2007, b.n. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm getting quite desperate. My soundcard is a SiS onboard AC'97 as lshw
> shows:
>
>              description: Multimedia audio controller
>              product: AC'97 Sound Controller
>              vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
>              physical id: 2.7
>              bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:00:02.7
>              version: a0
>              width: 32 bits
>              clock: 33MHz
>              capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
>              configuration: driver=Intel ICH latency=32 maxlatency=11
> mingnt=52 module=snd_intel8x0
>
> Until 9 August, everything worked perfectly. Then I went on holiday, and
> yesterday I turned on my pc again. And I have no sound. Applications
> work *like* they output sound, but nothing comes.
>
> alsamixer shows that the master channel has no gauge -that is, it is not
> mute, but on top of it there is no volume bar whatsoever, and arrows do
> not raise one.
>
> I remember I had the same issue time ago with alsa-libs 1.0.11, and I
> had to downgrade to 1.0.10. So I thought something was broken again. I
> downgraded from 1.0.14 to 1.0.13, but nothing happened.
>
> I tried upgrading my kernel from 2.6.18 to 2.6.22. Nothing.
>
> I tried compiling ALSA as a kernel module, instead of built into the
> kernel as usual. Nothing.
>
> I *could* try portage alsa-drivers, but the card has always worked with
> in-kernel drivers, so I don't understand why shouldn't more be the case.
> Any hint?

Just in case this bares any resemblance to my earlier NIC problem, is your box 
also booting into MS Windows and did you run a MS Windows or OEM driver 
update since?
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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