My sound doesn't work.
 

My sound does not work. Is there a command that will detect my card? Or maybe its on mute What should I do.

First try alsamixer, because the sound is muted and at minimum volume by default.

If turning up the volume and unmuting in alsamixer works, run "alsactl store" as root so that the sound is restored at bootup.

Failing that, you can also try alsaconf to try to detect and autoconfigure the sound.

Well, first I would do an "lsmod" from the console and look for your sound card driver. If Linux detected it, you should see modules beginning with "snd-" and one of them will reference your card, or the chipset your card uses.

If you see this, enter "alsaconf" and walk through the setup process. It should detect your card, auto-adjust some sound levels and save the configuration. You may also edit the sound options manually using "alsamixer" and save them afterwards using "alsactl store". (This writes the settings to /etc/asound.state)

If you didn't see any modules representing your soundcard, you need to download one. Use "lspci" to view hardware information and locate your sound card. It's likely that Linux knows what card you have, though. Certainly all older cards are accounted for in the kernel, and Creative/Cmedia/AC'97-spec cards are also supported by default. (As well as many others, but those are the most common.)

If you need more help, please post some more specific information, such as the output of "lsmod" and "lspci". (Also, when you boot, pay attention for any messages from ALSA.)

I'm a noob myself, only been using linux for a month now, but I've been learning all sorts of stuff and it's awesome. I'm glad I chose Slackware, as it seems to have forced me to learn it quicker.

try alsaconf