AC97 sound card gone A.W.O.L.

[Fitch]

I've given up on the Ubuntu forums.
Basically I have no sound anymore. Lost it about 3 days ago, probably when I was trying to get my message modem to work.

cat /proc/asound/card*/codec* | grep Codec
cat: /proc/asound/card*/codec*: No such file or directory

brafferton@office:~$ grep Codec /proc/asound/card0/codec*
grep: /proc/asound/card0/codec*: No such file or directory

My story so far is:
ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9013704#post9013704

I'm dying for another ciggie...

Just a quick note Lynnrose, I've been a member since 2004, what happened? did someone report me dead?

[mikkh]

To answer your last question first (on the ubuntu forums) 'emerge' is the Gentoo variant of apt-get install for Debian systems i.e it's a package manager command for downloading software

Instead of emerge alsa-lib, you should use apt-get install alsa-lib in Debian

Or better still, just use synaptic and search for alsa

Look for gnome-alsamixer or (sometimes called) alsamixer-gui while you're in synaptic, it has much more control over the various channels you can change

[Lynnrose]

Hi Fitch...you are classed as a new member because you have only posted 7 times I'm afraid
It's ok, we know you are alive and kicking lol

[Fitch]

Well anyway,

Methinks the problem was the hard drive.
I've binned it and got myself a new one for 29 squid 130GB, not bad.

I've spent the last 6 hours getting all my old files and bookings, emails, background, fax, blah, blah back on.

Now I have to start a new thread on how to get my server back on. Can never remember how to do that!