hi,
I don't get my onboard-sound (ac97) working...
I've compiled the kernel with support for for i810...but I can't find an option for ac97 support and the module doesn't exist on my system...
It didn't work neither before I've recompiled my kernel and loaded the ac97+codec modules.
does anyone know how to fix this problem ?

here are the error messages related to this problem:
Jul 8 07:57:36 firestarter kernel: i810_audio: Audio Controller supports 6 channels.
Jul 8 07:57:36 firestarter kernel: i810_audio: Primary codec not ready.
Jul 8 08:00:19 firestarter modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module sound-slot-1
Jul 8 08:00:19 firestarter modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module sound-service-1-0

check your permissions to /dev/dsp and /dev/mixer

> check your permissions to /dev/dsp and /dev/mixer

Be sure to have users "rw" permissions...

chmod u+rw /dev/dsp

and

chmod u+rw /dev/mixer

when doing ls -l, you must get:

crw-rw-----

or something like that....

Ok
I use to have the same program on my desktop computer, had to do some serious studying to fix it. Here´s what I did:
1- Download and install de ALSA drivers (alsa-driver, alsa-libs and alsa-util). Follow the instructions on their web page.
2- Actualize the rc.modules file according to ALSA to include their modules.
3- Create the .asoundrc file according to ALSA specs.
4- Install a mixer program like aumix or kmix
5- Recompile the kernel to support sound card only and nothing else
6- Reboot with your new kernel and enjoy the sound

Thats it!. This is what I did, and it worked on my computer, so I hope it works for you.