Strange audio problems

[Mark Fraser]

On Saturday 29 Dec 2012 01:09:45 Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 29/12/12 00:29, Mark Fraser wrote:
> > On Friday 28 Dec 2012 17:29:26 Basil Chupin wrote:
> [pruned]
> 
> > Last question: when using Alsamixer did you use F6 to select the sound
> > source/card, and did you get a full list of what channels are available
> > for configuration **?
> > Yes, I used F6 and it had a few different sound cards, one of them being
> > HDMI output on the graphics card. I selected the on board audio.
> 
> Quick response before I head for the bed.
> 
> You were presented with "a few different sound cards"?!
> 
> There is only the "sound card" - the chipset on the mobo - and if you
> have a PCI/E card installed then you have that also to choose from.
> Where do these "few different" sound cards come from?

The options were:
-  (Default)
0) HDA NVidia
1) USB Device <- this is the webcam
2) HDA Nvidia