nf4 mobo and alsa
 

I cant seem to emerge alsa

its not letting me.. konsole says

* Checking for suitable kernel configuration options:
* Some of the drivers you selected require PNP in your kernel (interwave inte rwave-stb). Either enable PNP in your kernel or trim which drivers get compiled using ALSA_CARDS in /etc/make.conf.
* Please check to make sure these options are set correctly.
* Failure to do so may cause unexpected problems.
* Once you have satisfied these options, please try merging
* this package again.

!!! ERROR: media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.10 failed.
!!! Function check_extra_config, Line 455, Exitcode 0
!!! Incorrect kernel configuration options
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.

Hope this helps;
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/alsa-guide.xml

thats the guide i was using till i ran into my delay/problem

Looks like you must of selected something in alsa when you did your kernel. The default has I think intel810 and ac97 selected. You may need to make sure you only have alsa as "m" and then nothing after that. From the guide ;
# CONFIG_SOUND is set. (Basic Sound support enabled)
# CONFIG_SOUND_PRIME is not set. (In-built OSS support disabled)
# CONFIG_SND is not set. (In-built ALSA support disabled)

i did the gen-kernel

i did nothing with alsa. thats why i have no clue to do.