I installed mandrake linux 10.0 using a dual partition with windows XP on the other they both co-exist peacefully except that i can't seem to configure my sound settings to listen 2 music in the linux enviroment given the ff parameters

Os:Mandrake 10.0
soundcard:VT8233[AC97 Audio Controller]
Driver:snd-via8xx
kernel Version:2.6.3 -4mdk on i686 / l

i Tried Turning on my soundcore module but was unable to (Pls how do i go about this)
Next i checked if i had a precompiled module via the modinfo soundcore command and got the ff

desccription: core sound module

author: Alan Cox

license: GPL

alias: char-major-14.k

vermagic:2.6.3 -4mdk 586 gcc -3.3
Pls what do i do???

as root trying running alsaconf and see if that helps.