Hello all: I was just contemplating the upgrade to FC4 when my previously-working sound stopped completely. I'd be very grateful if anyone could help with this. Here are the particulars: * FC3, kernel 2.6.11 * Gnome * There are no channels available when I try to adjust the sound volume preferences. * If I try to open the volume control, I get the error "Sorry, no mixer elements and/or devices found." * In the hardware browser, my sound card still appears: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU 10k1, driver snd-emu10k1. Thus far I'm believing that the system knows about the hardware and the correct driver, but has lost the mixer somehow. * After doing some research, I checked my modprobe.conf file, which reads as follows: alias eth0 3c59x alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1 options snd-card-0 index=0 install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 && /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || : remove snd-emu10k1 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-emu10k1 alias usb-controller uhci-hcd alias usb-controller1 ehci-hcd * The last thing I did to my system was plug my printer into it, which worked perfectly the very first time (ie: nothing weird happened). I also plugged in my USB scanner, which the system didn't detect, but until I get the sound working again I'm not worrying about that. Any ideas? -- ----- Katherine Hajer katherine.hajer@xxxxxxxxx "Humans -- the tool users."