after a recent(?) kernel upgrade, i've managed to lose all sound on my gateway laptop. sound configuration seems fine, also: $ lspci ... 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02) ... and $ lsmod | grep snd snd_hda_intel 274529 4 snd_seq_dummy 6725 0 snd_seq_oss 29889 0 snd_seq_midi_event 9793 1 snd_seq_oss snd_seq 44849 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq_device 10061 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq snd_pcm_oss 37569 0 snd_mixer_oss 16705 2 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm 63685 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 20549 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm snd_page_alloc 11337 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm snd_hwdep 10309 1 snd_hda_intel snd 43461 15 snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep soundcore 9633 2 snd $ i'm open to suggestions. thanks. and merry (linu)xmas. rday ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca ========================================================================