Hello JeeBee, Your /etc/modprobe.conf doesn't look right. Try this: alias eth0 8139too alias wlan0 ipw2200 alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel options snd-card-0 index=0 options snd-hda-intel index=0 remove snd-hda-intel { /usr/sbin/alsactl store 0 >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-hda-intel I am not sure what changes were made when installing the alsa development releases but the only thing you really need from those is your alsasound file from the Driver package which you have already copied to /etc/init.d (permissions 755). > > [root@localhost etc]# /sbin/service alsasound stop > Shutting down sound driver: done > > [root@localhost etc]# lsmod | grep snd > snd_page_alloc 11272 0 > > Is correct. My /etc/init.d/alsasound explicitly omits to > rmmod snd_page_alloc. > That is normal. > > [root@localhost etc]# /sbin/service alsasound start > > Gives no output at all. > Good. > > [root@localhost etc]# lsmod | grep snd > snd_page_alloc 11272 0 > > Hmmm, nothing because I removed the modprobe conf? > There should have been a long list there but there isn't because /etc/modprobe.conf is missing the line alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel so your soundcard wasn't properly initialized. This also caused alsamixer to fail. Go through the routine again with the new modprobe.conf and post your results. You might also need /bin/alsaunmute 0 at some point. Let's keep /etc/modprobe.d/sound in /tmp for now. -- This is an email sent via the webforum on http://fcp.homelinux.org http://fcp.homelinux.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=103166&topic_id=24243&forum=10#forumpost103166