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title: "Sound Card Not Detected in Ubuntu 9.10? Fix It!"
description: "Normally the Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RS780 Azalia controller and RS series break after an upgrade to karmic This."
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# Sound Card Not Detected in Ubuntu 9.10? Fix It!

> Normally the Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RS780 Azalia controller and RS series break after an upgrade to karmic This.

**Normally the Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RS780 Azalia controller and RS* series break after an upgrade to karmic** This post is attached with a script, which will help to detect and active your sound card.{Assuming file saved as alsaconf} `**sudo chmod a+x alsaconf sudo ./alsaconf** ` This will list you the sound cards in your machine and you can active them by selecting and hitting a enter, logout and login to not the difference. Note to **Unmute** from sound properties. **Indeed this script is designed to fix almost all the distributions of GNU/Linux.**Step 1 = > Check for GNU/Linux distributions** _For Ubuntu : cat /etc/debian_version_ **Step 2 = > Select legacy support cards** _The list of legacy cards : opl3sa2 cs4236 cs4232 cs4231 es18xx es1688 sb16 sb8**Step 3 = > probe legacy ISA cards** _Based on the input from step 2_ **Step 4 = > Update drivers, remove old and test** _Now ALSA is ready to use.For adjustment of volumes, use your favorite mixer.Have a lot of fun!__**