[TriLUG] Sound Stopped Working

[Randall Barlow]

All of a sudden today my sound stopped working on my Gentoo system.  I 
have verified that it is not the amplifier or speakers, so it is 
definitely the computer itself.  I have not recently updated or made any 
changes that I am aware of, so I don't know if it is software or 
hardware.  I don't even know what to check, any suggestions?  Do sound 
cards go bad?

Randy Barlow

P.S.  It's a Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 according to lspci...