How to mount an external Soundcard during startup?

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Published on 2012-08-24T08:28:46Z Indexed on 2012/10/05 3:51 UTC
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I have an external sound card (Soundblaster XFi HD) connected to my Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit. that won't show up automatically after booting.

After each boot process I need to plug the card out of the USB port and reconnect it, then it is found by the system and automatically used.

I would like to either have it connected automatically during the boot process or at least have a little script or something which I can use after booting so that I don't have to manually plug the device off and on.

Please note that I'm a total noob. If you don't mind please tell me the procedure step by step. Also, if I need to get some information via the terminal I'd need to be told the precise command to get it.

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