FC3: "No soundcards detected"

[Gustavo Seabra]

M.Hockings wrote:

> Gustavo Seabra wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I wonder if anyone has experienced problems playing sounds under FC3. 
>> I did a clean intall of FC3 on a Dell Precision 410 Workstation 
>> (P-III 450MHz). According to the specs, it has an Intel 440 BX 
>> chipset with a 16 bit PnP Crystal 3D CS4237B audio controller (my 
>> guess is it's onboard).
>>
>> During the installation or startup, I don't get any messages, but I 
>> just don't get any sound. I've already tried adjusting all the 
>> volumes and, when I use the soundcard detection utility 
>> ("system-config-soundcard") I get the message "No soundcards 
>> detected". It seems as if Linux just doesn't detect my soundcard.
>>
>> Did anyone experience similar problems before? Is there a solution 
>> for it already?
>>
>> Thanks,
>
>
> Yup, I see much the same thing.  I have an IBM Aptiva of similar 
> vintage (P3-400) that since FC2 doesn't have sound (FC1 was fine).  
> Kudzu located a sound card and the hardware browser says it sees a 
> "Onboard PnP Audio - CSC0100" using driver snd-cs4236.  In spite of 
> that I don't get any sound and as with you the sound card detection 
> program says it can't find a sound card.
>
> I don't know of any solution and this machine is up to date.
>
> Mike
>
Thanks Mike,

I tried the Hardware Browser, and put the results down here. 
Interestingly, there are 3 mentions of (apparently) the same device, all 
3 very similar, but none really is my soundcard! Also, the same device 
is cited as a soundcard and as unknown!  I think I will post this at the 
developer's list. Thanks.

Sound Cards:
    Selected Device: CS4236B - CSC000      [note that my soundcard 
should be CS4237B]
    Device Information
       Manufacturer: Unknown
       Driver: snd-cs4236

Unknownd Devices:
    Selected Device: CS4236B - CDC000f
    Device Information:
       Manufacturer: Unknown
       Driver: ns-558

    Selected Device: CS4236B - CSC0010
    Device Information:
       Manufacturer: Unknown
       Driver: Unknown

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