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I have Just completed my OS Suicide, and am in heaven, because just installed Linux OS,

But am getting no sound...

Here is my lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)
0a:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
0a:04.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
0a:04.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
0a:04.3 Generic system peripheral [0805]: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller

Thats a little vague. Sound cards are controlled by the kernel. The only thing I could suggest is making sure the device isn't muted and trying a newer kernel.

Yeah, check that ALSA support's in the kernel and that your mixer settings are turned up (mine tended to mute the speaker at first).

Okay:

First off, No sound is being made by the speakers when something I know makes sound Is playing, I am told sometimes it will only work with headphones, and this does not work either


I have tried to configure with ALSA, with nothing working,

Can you check your kernel config for me and make sure that under
Device Drivers->Sound->Advanced Linux Sound Architecture->Drivers that Intel HD Audio is checked? I'd recommend just going ahead and compiling it (along with any other ALSA options you want) right into your kernel if it's not. If there's an <M> there, check lsmod and see if it's loaded (snd-hda-intel). If not, modprobe it and see if you get your audio then.

I think that ought to be the right driver for your sound card.

Man I'm pretty stupid at this, where is "Device Drivers" ?

Sorry, I'm a Gentoo man, so kernel recompiliation is old-hat to me. It's my fault -- I forgot for a moment that most people, especially those who are new to their install, don't necessarily know their kernel inside and out. I'm going to hope that your OS actually includes the kernel source, since I'm not familiar with your distro (most do, but others, like Fedora Core, does not).

You *could* check your kernel's .config, but I usually find it easiest to run the whole configuration menu. Assuming ncurses is installed and you have your kernel source in the usual place:


Device Drivers is an option on the first menu that appears. Note that I'm doing all of this from the console. There are various kernel configuration utilities that run under X, but I'm not familiar with them personally.

I had the same problem a few years ago this is how i fixed it
1. Copy sound driver to a file
2. Delete the original
3. Download the driver again
4. Delete the copy
5. Install the driver
6. The install driver is under the hidden command
7. Thus you should have sound
This is what i did and it worked so it should work for you too.