Sound Suddenly Stops in Linux? [Troubleshoot]

Ever experiencing this issue? My soundcard suddenly stopped working but it was still detected by the Kernel. Here's how to solve it very quick and I was using OpenSuse 11.1 but this should work for another Linux.

1. Delete the /etc/modprobe.d/sound or just move it to another place to be safe.
2. Type alsaconf and just followed the instructions on your screen. Here what was shown in mine :

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3. After the steps above, your system should tell you these lines :
"Now ALSA is ready to use. For adjustment of volumes, use your favorite mixer. Have a lot of fun!"
4. You could test your configuration using this command speaker-test -c6 -twav as root.

That's all. HTH :)