Most sound cards are detected automatically and configured with reasonable values. In YaST, use if you want to add a problematic sound card that could not be configured automatically or change the default settings. It is also possible to set up additional sound cards or switch their sequence.
HINT: Probing for Old Sound Chips
If you know a legacy sound board is installed in your computer, let YaST probe for old chips, if YaST cannot find a sound board. Within the pop-up click .
If YaST cannot detect your sound card automatically, proceed as follows:
Click to open a dialog in which to select a sound card vendor and model. Refer to your sound card documentation for the information required. Find a reference list of sound cards supported by ALSA with their corresponding sound modules in /usr/share/doc/packages/alsa/cards.txt and at http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/.
Make your choice and click .
In the dialog, choose the configuration level in the first setup screen:
You are not required to go through any of the further configuration steps and no sound test is performed. The sound card is configured automatically.
Adjust the output volume and play a test sound.
Customize all settings manually.
Enable , if you need to configure a joystick. Click to continue.
In , test your sound configuration and make adjustments to the volume. You should start at about ten percent to avoid damage to your hearing or the speakers. A test sound should be audible when you click . If you cannot hear anything, increase the volume. Press to complete the sound configuration.
If you want to change the configuration of a sound card, go to the dialog, select a displayed and click . Use to remove a sound card altogether.
Click to customize one of the following options manually:
Use this dialog is for setting the volume.
For playback of MIDI files, check this option.
Click if you want to adjust the sequence of your sound cards. The sound device with index 0 is the default device and thus used by the system and the applications.
The volume and configuration of all sound cards installed are saved when you click . The mixer settings are saved to the file /etc/asound.conf and the ALSA configuration data is appended to the end of the files /etc/modprobe.d/sound and /etc/sysconfig/hardware.