ALSA is installed, but the module snd-seq-oss won't load on login. The other necessary modules do. Just not that. Here's my modules.conf file:

alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
alias eth0 3c59x
alias sound-slot-0 snd-cs46xx
#post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
#pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 || :

post-install sound-slot-0 /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
pre-remove sound-slot-0 /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || :


alias usb-controller usb-uhci


#alias char-major-195 nvidia


alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss

alias char-major-195 NVdriver

After login, I have no problems loading the module and playing sounds.

Also, I'm still getting the 'unresolved symbols' error (see below), which is likely related. And I don't think the alsamixer restore script is working.


Unresolved error message from boot log:
Feb 1 22:58:19 localhost depmod: depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/sound/isa/gus/snd-gus-synth.o
Feb 1 22:58:19 localhost depmod: depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/sound/isa/sb/snd-emu8000-synth.o
Feb 1 22:58:19 localhost depmod: depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/sound/pci/emu10k1/snd-emu10k1-synth.o
Feb 1 22:58:19 localhost depmod: depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/sound/pci/trident/snd-trident-synth.o
Feb 1 22:58:19 localhost depmod: depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/sound/synth/emux/snd-emux-synth.o

This is weird.

Ok, I may have found the solution, which is the alsasound script. It seems to do the job. I just don't know how to have it run at login and logout (or startup and shutdown.... whichever works). I looked around here and saw one suggestion that using /usr/sbin/ntsysv would work, but alsasound is not listed as a service there. How can I make it run automatically?

If you find the answer let me know! I will do the same if I find it!