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The ThinkPad BIOS has an option to disable the Modem. If you are tempted to do this (seems like a good idea if you never use the modem) don't. If the modem is disabled sound does not work.
 
The ThinkPad BIOS has an option to disable the Modem. If you are tempted to do this (seems like a good idea if you never use the modem) don't. If the modem is disabled sound does not work.
[Applies to Ubuntu 6.06.1 and Edgy-Eft Knot2] [sound does work in WinXP with modem disabled]
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[Applies to Ubuntu 6.06.1, Edgy-Eft Knot2 and Gutsy Gibbon on ThinkPad R60e] [sound does work in WinXP with modem disabled]
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This problem also is present on a Lenovo/IBM Thinkpad T60. Tested with 2.6.21.5-slh-smp-2 on Debian Sid.
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Someone [http://ygingras.net/b/2008/4/getting-sound-to-work-on-a-thinkpad-r60e managed] to get the sound back on Kubuntu Gutsy by upgrading the kernel to 2.6.24.4 and alsa to 1.0.16.

Latest revision as of 07:22, 25 May 2008

The ThinkPad BIOS has an option to disable the Modem. If you are tempted to do this (seems like a good idea if you never use the modem) don't. If the modem is disabled sound does not work. [Applies to Ubuntu 6.06.1, Edgy-Eft Knot2 and Gutsy Gibbon on ThinkPad R60e] [sound does work in WinXP with modem disabled]

This problem also is present on a Lenovo/IBM Thinkpad T60. Tested with 2.6.21.5-slh-smp-2 on Debian Sid.

Someone managed to get the sound back on Kubuntu Gutsy by upgrading the kernel to 2.6.24.4 and alsa to 1.0.16.