I set up my server with slack10 about a year ago, maybe, I can't remember... But anyways, I could not get the sound to work, this was not a huge problem as its a server and I just use it mainly as a file server and ssh to it when I need to be on it... But I decided I might as well try to fix it... I did all of the steps I found about alsa

1 run alsaconfig
2 runalsa mixer
3 turn up volumes and unmute everything
4 etc,etc

<crap>It still didn't work..</crap>--web-admin humor...lol I was wondering if this could be a simple fix-- reinstalling alsa maybe-- Or should I recomplie my kernel... I've heard little bits about recompiling the kernel with alsa support built-in(you know what I mean). If anyone has any ideas on how to fix this let me know...

my soundcard is a "audio PCI 9939" maybe... it has "copyright creative labs" stamped on the board... also says "model:CT5803" hope that helps...

This is what I get from lsmod

Module Size Used by Not tainted
snd-pcm-oss 37736 0
snd-mixer-oss 12504 0 [snd-pcm-oss]
uhci 24444 0 (unused)
usbcore 59308 1 [uhci]
snd-ens1371 11364 0
gameport 1420 0 [snd-ens1371]
snd-pcm 56072 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-ens1371]
snd-timer 13604 0 [snd-pcm]
snd-page-alloc 6328 0 [snd-pcm]
snd-rawmidi 12740 0 [snd-ens1371]
snd-seq-device 3888 0 [snd-rawmidi]
snd-ac97-codec 49500 0 [snd-ens1371]
snd 30852 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-ens1371 snd-pcm snd-timer snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-ac97-codec]
soundcore 3396 6 [snd]
8139too 14376 1
mii 2272 0 [8139too]
crc32 2880 0 [8139too]
pcmcia_core 39972 0
ide-scsi 9328 0
agpgart 43940 0 (unused)

and this is what my /etc/modules.conf looks like

options e100 Duplex=full Speed=100 FlowControl=3

# --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
# --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.5 ---
alias char-major-116 snd
alias char-major-14 soundcore
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 snd-card-0 snd-ens1371
alias sound-slot-0 snd-ens1371
# --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---

I'm not sure what exactly either of those mean but oh well... Please shoot back if you know how to fix it or if there is any other info I need to post... Thanks..

The soundcard is a SoundBlaster PCI 128. It might have been branded as an Ensoniq or some other brand, but basically, the soundcore is the same as the SoundBlaster 16.

Here's the installation instructions from Alsa's website:
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc...module=ens1371

You may also need to enable OSS for proper playback. Also, check the kernel configuration to make sure that soundcore is enabled (in Module mode, not compiled in), and that you don't have compiled in any ALSA options.