FC3 Final: no sound

[John Burton]

Kim Lux wrote:

>We had this argument last week.  UPGRADES ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK !
>UPGRADES ARE NOT AN EXCUSE FOR SOMETHING NOT WORKING !
>
>Arangel: I wouldn't re install Linux.  Someone gave me the upgrade
>excuse when I had a sound problem.  I re installed and it didn't make
>any difference. 
>
>I had a sound problem with a laptop with an intel-8x0m device.
>
>I added snd-intel8x0m to /etc/hotplug/blacklist and rebooted.
>
>I went to the KDE->ControlCenter->Sound & Multimedia-> Sound System-
>  
>
>>Enable.
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>Then I went to KDE->System Settings->Soundcard Detection.  It detected
>my soundcard and it has worked ever since. 
>
>  
>
Ummm... interesting... "snd-intel8x0m" is the modem driver. 
"snd-intel8x0" is the sound driver that I added to the 
/etc/hotplug/blacklist. Sound works fine now...

HP/Compaq nx7000 laptop (Intel centrino chipset)

John