> What does your config files look like?

root@laptop > cat /etc/modules.d/alsa
# Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file.
# $Header:
/var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-utils/files/alsa-modules.conf-rc,v 
1.4
2004/11/16 01:31:22 eradicator Exp $

# ALSA portion
# OSS/Free portion

##
## IMPORTANT:
## You need to customise this section for your specific sound card(s)
## and then run `update-modules' command.
## Read alsa-driver's INSTALL file in /usr/share/doc for more info.
##
##  ALSA portion
## alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
## alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
##  OSS/Free portion
## alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
## alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
##

# OSS/Free portion - card #1
##  OSS/Free portion - card #2
## alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
## alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
## alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss

alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss

# Set this to the correct number of cards.
# --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
# --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.8 ---
alias snd-card-0 snd-ali5451
alias sound-slot-0 snd-ali5451
# --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---



emerge matches in 'world' file for 'alsa':

root@laptop > grep 'alsa' /var/lib/portage/world
media-sound/alsa-tools
media-plugins/xmms-alsa
media-libs/alsa-lib
media-sound/alsa-headers


root@laptop > lspci | grep 5451
0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link
Controller Audio Device (rev 02)


root@laptop > lsmod | grep "snd_"
snd_pcm_oss            60192  0
snd_mixer_oss          20736  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_oss            35584  0
snd_seq_midi_event      7168  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                57104  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          8460  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_ali5451            21956  0
snd_ac97_codec         77944  1 snd_ali5451
snd_pcm                96772  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer              24324  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd                    54756  9
snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc          9220  1 snd_pcm


root@laptop > grep 5451 .config
CONFIG_SND_ALI5451=m


root@laptop > rc-update show default | grep alsa
alsasound | default


Anything else I can show from my configuration to track this down?

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Ian Douglas
http://www.w98.us/

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