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On Tue, 2 Jul 2019, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote: > Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 11:15:02 > From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Sound card not detected by the Debian installer > Resent-Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 15:15:29 +0000 (UTC) > Resent-From: [email protected] > > Hello, > > I just tried the firmware - buster RC1 and RC2 and used the text install > and my sound card was not detected. > > > firmware-buster-DI-rc2-amd64-DVD-1.iso > > I also tried the latest daily release of Debian testing to see if this is > fixed. It isn't. > > My sound card is: > Realtek ALC3234 > > Right now i'm installing RC2 using high contrast install. No sound but I > can see the screen. > > Again, the Sid (non firmware version) build for last night also would not > detect my soundcard. > > This is a serious problem. > > Regards, > > David > --

