cheapsoundcardinfo

lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ dmesg | tail
[   31.342422] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: PCI INT A disabled
[   31.342435] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: PME# enabled
[  324.233142] usb 1-1.1: new full-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
[  324.345604] cm109: Keymap for Komunikate KIP1000 phone loaded
[  324.345685] input: CM109 USB driver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.3/input/input10
[  324.345800] usbcore: registered new interface driver cm109
[  324.345805] cm109: CM109 phone driver: 20080805 (C) Alfred E. Heggestad
[  324.359616] usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio
[  324.380865] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[  324.380868] usbhid: USB HID core driver
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 17ef:480f Lenovo Integrated Webcam [R5U877]
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0951:1613 Kingston Technology DataTraveler DT101C Flash Drive
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0d8c:000e C-Media Electronics, Inc. Audio Adapter (Planet UP-100, Genius G-Talk)
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ lsmod | grep cm109
cm109                  22061  0
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ cat /proc/asound/modules
 0 snd_hda_intel
 1 snd_usb_audio
29 thinkpad_acpi
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ uname -ra
Linux lubuntu 3.2.0-23-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 20:39:51 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$

This is general information regarding those cheap $2 USD or less USB soundcards found on Amazon or DealExtreme.