audio doesn't work

[Nicholas Pappas]

     We first need to figure out what type of audio you have.  Type 
typing 'lspci' at the command prompt and see if your audio card is 
listed. Look in your manual, see if it is mentioned there.  You might 
also be able to find references to it in the BIOS settings.  What type 
of chipset is it?
     Once we know the chipset, we can start getting things put together 
so it will start working.

Derek wrote:
 > Hello,
 >
 > I'm still a Linux newbie, but have Ubuntu installed. (Writing to you 
now from
 > Firefox :) ). I am playing with a Dell GX-1. None of the distros I 
have tried
 > have gotten the sound to work. Can someone help me out with this? I 
am not
 > finding much in the documentation.