[colug-432] Can't find Audio Card

[tom]

On 04/03/2017 06:14 PM, Vince Herried wrote:
> try this
> # sudo lspci -v | less
>
> and look
> or
> # sudo lspci -v | grep audio
> etc.
>
>
> Never used inxi before, looks like it grabs info from /proc
>
>
>
> ---
> Vince
>
> On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 4:24 PM, tom <thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com 
> <mailto:thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     My Dell Inspiron E1705 aka MP061 is supposed to have 2 audio cards, an
>     Intel and a Sigmatel. This machine had XP on it and saw the Sigmatel,
>     but I could never get the driver installed. Mint 18 32bit is installed
>     on it now. I ran inxi -Fxz but there is no indication of the
>     Sigmatel. I
>     am thinking the Sigmatel chip is bad and that is why inxi is not
>     listing it.
>
>     Dell says that in order to record sound the Sigmatel must be operating
>     and the Intel NM10/ICH7 only plays sound. Can Linux see the Sigmatel
>     card even if it is no good. CanLinux see the card if there is no linux
>     driver for it?
>
>     Tom
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sudo lspci -v | less

and look
or
sudo lspci -v | grep audio

Only show Intel as well.

I suspect the Sigmatel hardware is bad. Would linux see the Sigmatel 
hardware if it was bad?

Tom


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