[Sound] Re: Newbie, please help: RH8.0 and no sound on Hoontech Digital XG (Yamaha YMF-754)

[Bill Nottingham <notting redhat com>]

Joachim Bondo (joachim@bondo.net) said: 
> The following error occurred running the modprobe program:
> 
> lib/modules/2.4.18-24.8.0/kernel/drivers/sound/ymfpci.o: init_module: No
> such device
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-24.8.0/kernel/drivers/sound/ymfpci.o: insmod
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-24.8.0/kernel/drivers/sound/ymfpci.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-24.8.0/kernel/drivers/sound/ymfpci.o: insmod
> sound-slot-0 failed

Don't use sndconfig with ALSA. It's not designed for it.

alias sound-slot-0 ymfpci

will use the standard kernel drivers (did you try those?)

What you have looks more or less correct for ALSA, though; what
happens when you try to play sounds using that? 

Bill