Hi, thanks for replying. Running the command lsmod | grep snd gave the following imput
snd_ps3 17768 0 snd_pcm 115352 1 snd_ps3 snd_page_alloc 11000 1 snd_pcm snd_timer 32000 1 snd_pcm snd 73080 3 snd_ps3,snd_pcm,snd_timer soundcore 10224 1 snd Alsamixer showed this ┌────────────[AlsaMixer v1.0.16 (Press Escape to quit)]────────────┐ │ Card: PS3 │ │ Chip: │ │ View: [Playback] Capture All │ │ Item: PCM [dB gain=0.00, 0.00] │ │ ┌──┐ │ │ │▒▒│ │ │ │▒▒│ │ │ │▒▒│ │ │ │▒▒│ │ │ │▒▒│ │ │ │▒▒│ │ │ └──┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ 100<>100 │ │ < PCM > │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ I can't figure out why I do not have sound. also my volume icon is missing from the panel. What can I do to see if I can get the sound working. Thanks. [http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/betathanks/download/images/download_2.jpg] Norberto _________________________________________________________________ Get in touch in an instant. Get Windows Live Messenger now. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_getintouch_042008