After you install Slackware, or reinstall a new kernel using ALSA in the kernel, you must issue "alsamixer" as a normal user, unmute and turn up your volumes. Then issue "alsactl store" as root to save your settings. Works on the following:
Code:
anna@peter:~$ /sbin/lspci
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controlle
r (rev 50)
I also add the user to audio group by issuing as root "vigr" -- audio group is already there, and never needed to monkey with /dev/adsp0
This also works on many other boxen using the same VIA chipset (rev 60, also).