sound card problem
 

i have intel AC 97 ICH4 sound card.but i have no sound on my system.how to solve this problem.i was trying alsa and everything around but no luck so far.

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Anything you've done so far
New kernel?

hi..
i have compiled my kernel enabling the ich support but i haven't upgraded to kernel 2.5 i have heard that kernel 2.5 has support for this card.but haven't tried since that is a development kernel.
i am looking for anyother solution except this one.
i was wondering if alsa could have support for my card.or if installing some patches to the existing kernel could solve the problem.
i have also used oss driver one time.but that was not free and it expires after a few days.