I've found a solution to my problem, even though edgy still detects the soundcard that is disabled in the BIOS.
Do as suggested from this <a href="https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/56482";>https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/56482</a> until step 5, where you should differ by typing the following at the bottom of the file (they suggest use nano, but I am much happier with gedit ie, type at the command prompt "sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa- base"); options snd_via82xx index=1 options snd_mpu401 index=3 options snd_emu10k1 index=0 options saa7134_alsa index=2 save the file, close, reboot and pray. What this has done is tell ALSA which sound card is the primary, rather than trying to let it figure out itself. Here, the emu_10k1 (the soundblaster live! card) has an index of 0, indicating it is the default. I haven't had a problem with this since editing this file, so I hope it is of use to someone... -- [edgy] When onBoard Sound is disabled in BIOS, it's still available in edgy https://launchpad.net/bugs/65291 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
