Quoting Chadley Wilson <chadley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hi Piero > > I have an Intel based laptop. > The snd-intel8x0m is the modem driver. Which you will need. > I also tried to disable it when trying to compile the modem drivers, and > it did not work. > The reason which I can't remember can be obtained by unblacklisting the > snd-intel8x0m module from /etc/hotplug/blacklist and running > rmmod snd-intel8x0m > It will swear at you, > > The sound card depends on this module to be loaded or something like > that. > > But in my google searches I also read about some guys who could remove > it and some who could not. That could be based on your sound / modem > hardware or you kernel version. > > The best advise I have for you here, is get the latest initscripts, hal > and udev from fedora.us updates and even go for a newer kernel (maybe an > older one if you already have the newest) Then install the latest alsa- > lib and run alsamixer. > Pay attention that on my sound config (similar to yours) all devices are > muted by default, > You will need Master and PCM turned right up to hear any sounds from a > movie mp3 or system sounds if they are enabled. > Also check which sound system you are using. it should be alsa. I used rmmod snd-intel8x0m, but the problem persisted. Now, I've deleted the module from /lib/module/...ecc ecc and now it works fine! Thank you! I love this list! :) :) Piero