I don't know. I just ran this command:

apt-get install alsa

Just it

Is it wrong??

you have installed alsa-modules 2.4.27?
could you try kernel 2.6.8 which has alsa included in the kernel?

You need to install alsa-base and alsa-utils. You should have those in sarge. That will give you alsaconf which should find your soundcard. If it does not, then maybe a newer version of alsa might find it.

Both packages are installed, I ran alsaconf but it didn't found my card, perhaps I will have to compile a new kernel (2.6), but I think that its possible to use my sound card in kernel 2.4.

Is there somebody that are using this card in Debian 3.1?

If Windows XP could work with it,
Debian Sarge 3.1 will work too...

Thanks All

Do you have a package called alsa-modules 2.4.27-386 or something like that?
You said in your first post you have run alsaconf so obviously you have alsa-utils.
There must be a simple answer to this; this card should be easy to set up.

You do not have to compile a 2.6 kernel: 2.6.8 is included in Sarge

Hi coyopi, I was looking for a package that you said (alsa-modules 2.4.27-386) and I found the source, so I tried to install but it didn't work well, look:

shadowI:/usr/share/alsa-modules-i386-1.0.10+1/debian/modules/alsa-driver# ./configure
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes
checking for inline... inline
checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes
checking whether gcc needs -traditional... no
checking for current directory... /usr/share/alsa-modules-i386-1.0.10+1/debian/modules/alsa-driver
checking cross compile...
checking for directory with kernel source... /usr/src/linux
checking for directory with kernel build...
checking for kernel version... The file /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h does not exist.
Please, install the package with full kernel sources for your distribution
or use --with-kernel=dir option to specify another directory with kernel
sources (default is /usr/src/linux).

and Why there is no directory in my /usr/src ???

I'm sorry if my questions seem to be "easier" but I'm a newbie using Debian.

Thanks Very Much

Choose kernel 2.6.x. It's much easier to configure sound. You can find the kernel 2.6 packages in the "Etch" repositories. Just install a new kernel and try booting with the 2.6 kernel. ALSA is built-in to 2.6 kernels and it might even work without any configuration on your part.

ALSA on 2.4 kernels is a real pain, believe me. If you want to stick with 2.4.x try the OSS driver.

OK Harishankar, thanks for your post. Before install kernel 2.6 I´ll try work with OSS, if I couldn´t make it work I install 2.6 kernel.

Thanks

Come on, this is easy.
What kernel package exactly are you running?
Mine is 2.4.27-2-k7 as I have an Athlon processor.
possibilities are: 2.4.27-2-386
2.4.27-2-586
2.4.27-2-686
2.4.27-2-k6
2.4.27-2-k7

Find out which kernel package you are running.
edit: you say in post 1 you run 2.4.27-2-386. So: install alsa-modules-2.4.27-2-386. --Open synaptic package manager. Search for this deb package with modules. Install it. Configure the sound card with alsaconf. Adjust volume with alsamixergui (install it if you don't have it).
Put on a Big Smile when sound comes from loudspeakers.

Forget all dark thoughts about OSS, alsa-source and kernel 2.6 IT'S NOT NECESSARY

And:
"Hi coyopi, I was looking for a package that you said (alsa-modules 2.4.27-386) and I found the source, so I tried to install but it didn't work well, look:"

Well, you need to install kernel-source or kernel-headers in order to compile anything - but don't bother because there is no need to compile in order to get
alsa working with the default kernel, JUST INSTALL alsa-modules that correspond to the kernel package you use. There is no need to upgrade to etch to do something as simple as this! Nor install a 2.6 kernel and mess around with your system. Got it?

Ok coyopil I got.

This is what show me when I run uname -r: 2.4.27-2-386
I don't need to unstall the alsa drivers that I have installed. I'm right?

How You could see I'am using a 2.4 (386) but I have a Athlon processor too. I'll get a .deb file to install it using dpkg -i...

And "Come on, this is easy.", I think it's, but sometimes it's easy and more or less difficult too... hehe


Thanks

Obs: If you have the website to download the right package and can tell me I'll be very pleased.

NOW IT'S PERFECT!!! AND BELIVE ME I REALLY PUT A BIG SMILE... rsrs

Thank you VERY MUCH, coyopil and foruns' members I'm very pleased with all you. This is the second problem that I could solve in this forum, and I really hope that I may help others too.

Thanks

obs. Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends... ther first song I could listening in my Debian... hehe