Now I also did my homework and read several bug reports (mainly on ubuntuforums and launchpad), and here s what I found:
According to genodad in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/103379
upgrading to alsa-driver-1.0.14rc2 and alsa-lib-1.0.14rc2 fixed the problem on his side.
I went onto trying this and I found that amixer not only show the modem controls (as before) but also the normal sound card controls (see the output of the same commands ran after the upgrade)
Now I also did my homework and read several bug reports (mainly on ubuntuforums and launchpad), and here s what I found: /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ linux-source- 2.6.20/ +bug/103379 1.0.14rc2 and alsa-lib-1.0.14rc2 fixed the problem on his side.
According to genodad in https:/
upgrading to alsa-driver-
I went onto trying this and I found that amixer not only show the modem controls (as before) but also the normal sound card controls (see the output of the same commands ran after the upgrade)