On my system with my Live! card, when the emu10k1 loads it specifically says it's loading a generic AC97 Audio Codec driver. But you could try the rest if you wanted. Not to sound rude at all, but since you did all of that driver compiling and sorts with the emu10k1 that you downloaded, there could easily be a module version difference or goof somewhere. You can if you'd like try the other drivers as you said. Just comment out the emu driver and uncomment the other to try etc...Another answer COULD be that depending on the kernel you are using, i assume 2.2.19 or 2.4.5 that you could use pkgtool and reinstall the original modules from the install cd to restore things.

HI again

Tried all modules and no go . Got same messages . It's said that if the support is compiled in the kernel there's no way is not going to work.
Is that what i need to do ?

PS do you think i should give a thought on getting a true sound card and save myself a lot of trouble ?

PS2 Having it working on other distros is going to help anything?

PS3 At the end of sound support there's :I tried it but i only get that it is a directory . how can i read it ? thanks

Creative vibra128's are cheap and work well with the es1370 module.

reinstalled again just to make shure . tried again emu10k1 module but still not working. Going to try
others .Thanks.

The only other thing outside of a complete re-install fo Slack to make sure everything is in place, i've read alot of posts refering to ALSA sound drivers. I would look into that and see what they have to offer, sounded like they helped alot of people.