There is a little utility called modconf use that for checking for sound modules which are needed to be loaded.
workaround may be like disabling the default alsa startup.here is the link
http://lists.atrpms.net/pipermail/at...ly/003462.html
Another advanterous method is module compiling for ur kernel.This is especially a great boon for newer audio/gfx cards based pc owners without needing to compile kernel.For eg;
In my case i want to get sound and graphics support indegeniously on sarge with default kernel-2.6.8-2-686-smp.For graphics i got dri snapshots complied and installed.For sound,u need kernel source of your running kernel in my case 2.6.8 source.ALSA Source also should be installed.unbzip it and a folder 'modules' must be there. i copied the default config from /boot and saved in /usr/src/kernel-source...
Code:
#ln -s /usr/src/kernel-source-whatever /usr/src/linux
#cd linux
#cp /boot/config-2.x.x /usr/src/linux/.config
#make-kpkg --append-to-version=-2-686-smp modules_image
#cd ..
#ls
alsa-modules-2.6.8-2-686-smp_1.0.8-7+10.00.Custom_i386.deb
#dpkg -i alsa-modules-2.6.8-2-686-smp_1.0.8-7+10.00.Custom_i386.deb
here make sure the appending part be same as the appending on the kernel.
Now You can restart 'alsa' and may be even configure with 'alsaconf'.
For this to work have alsa-source package installed.unbzip it and a folder
'modules' must be there.if available try latest alsa-source and others..best of Luck....
