> /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf.dist > and I'm wondering what yours reads. It should load modules snd-pcm-oss, > snd-seq-oss (using /sbin/modprobe), among others and include aliases for > these (alias sound-service-*). Oops, sorry, I commented several lines in that file about snd_ because I thought they might be conflicting. There are no other things I changed, with /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf.dist back in my original state (I did not use yours, but they are almost identical). Here's the routine again: [root@localhost modprobe.d]# service alsasound stop Shutting down sound driver: done [root@localhost modprobe.d]# lsmod |grep snd snd_page_alloc 11272 0 [root@localhost modprobe.d]# service alsasound start Starting sound driver: snd-hda-intel done [root@localhost modprobe.d]# lsmod |grep snd snd_hda_intel 19732 0 snd_hda_codec 163840 1 snd_hda_intel snd_seq_dummy 4356 0 snd_seq_oss 35328 0 snd_seq_midi_event 7936 1 snd_seq_oss snd_seq 59760 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq_device 9612 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq snd_pcm_oss 50816 0 snd_mixer_oss 18944 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm 86276 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 25604 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm snd 63884 11 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer soundcore 10017 1 snd snd_page_alloc 11272 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm [root@localhost modprobe.d]# aplay /usr/share/sounds/KDE_Startup_new.wav Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/KDE_Startup_new.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 22050 Hz, Stereo [root@localhost modprobe.d]# alsaunmute 0 [root@localhost modprobe.d]# alsamixer [root@localhost modprobe.d]# aplay /usr/share/sounds/KDE_Startup_new.wav Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/KDE_Startup_new.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 22050 Hz, Stereo [root@localhost modprobe.d]# I did not hear anything. Alsamixer gives the same controls as ever. Here's my /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.dist.conf: [root@localhost modprobe.d]# cat /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf.dist # default modutils aliases alias binfmt-204 binfmt_aout alias binfmt-263 binfmt_aout alias binfmt-264 binfmt_aout alias binfmt-267 binfmt_aout alias binfmt-387 binfmt_aout alias block-major-1-* rd alias block-major-3-* ide-probe-mod alias block-major-8-* sd_mod alias block-major-9-* md alias block-major-11-* sr_mod alias block-major-13-* xd alias block-major-15-* cdu31a alias block-major-16-* gscd alias block-major-17-* optcd alias block-major-18-* sjcd alias block-major-20-* mcdx alias block-major-22-* ide-probe-mod alias block-major-23-* mcd alias block-major-24-* sonycd535 alias block-major-25-* sbpcd alias block-major-26-* sbpcd alias block-major-27-* sbpcd alias block-major-29-* aztcd alias block-major-32-* cm206 alias block-major-33-* ide-probe-mod alias block-major-34-* ide-probe-mod alias block-major-37-* ide-tape alias block-major-44-* ftl alias block-major-46-* pcd alias block-major-47-* pf alias block-major-56-* ide-probe-mod alias block-major-57-* ide-probe-mod alias block-major-88-* ide-probe-mod alias block-major-89-* ide-probe-mod alias block-major-90-* ide-probe-mod alias block-major-91-* ide-probe-mod alias block-major-93-* nftl alias block-major-113-* viocd alias char-major-4-* serial alias char-major-5-* serial alias char-major-9-* st alias char-major-10-2 msbusmouse alias char-major-10-3 atixlmouse alias char-major-10-135 rtc alias char-major-10-139 openprom alias char-major-10-157 applicom alias char-major-10-175 agpgart alias char-major-10-250 hci_vhci alias char-major-13-* input alias char-major-13-0 joydev alias char-major-13-32 mousedev alias char-major-19-* cyclades alias char-major-20-* cyclades alias char-major-22-* pcxx alias char-major-23-* pcxx alias char-major-27-* zftape alias char-major-34-* scc alias char-major-35-* tclmidi alias char-major-36-* netlink alias char-major-48-* riscom8 alias char-major-49-* riscom8 alias char-major-57-* esp alias char-major-58-* esp alias char-major-63-* kdebug alias char-major-90-* mtdchar alias char-major-96-* pt alias char-major-97-* pg alias char-major-107-* 3dfx alias char-major-109-* lvm-mod alias char-major-188-* usbserial alias char-major-200-* vxspec alias char-major-206-* osst alias char-major-216-* rfcomm alias dos msdos alias dummy0 dummy alias dummy1 dummy alias iso9660 isofs alias net-pf-1 unix alias net-pf-2 ipv4 alias net-pf-17 af_packet alias netalias-2 ip_alias alias irlan0 irlan alias irda-dongle-0 tekram alias irda-dongle-1 esi alias irda-dongle-2 actisys alias irda-dongle-3 actisys alias irda-dongle-4 girbil alias irda-dongle-5 litelink alias irda-dongle-6 airport alias irda-dongle-7 old_belkin alias plip0 plip alias plip1 plip alias tunl0 ipip alias cipcb0 cipcb alias cipcb1 cipcb alias cipcb2 cipcb alias cipcb3 cipcb alias slip0 slip alias slip1 slip alias tty-ldisc-1 slip alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async alias tty-ldisc-11 irtty-sir alias tty-ldisc-14 ppp_synctty alias tty-ldisc-15 hci_uart alias ppp-compress-18 ppp_mppe install ppp-compress-21 /bin/true alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc alias usbdevfs usbcore alias xfrm-type-2-50 esp4 alias xfrm-type-2-51 ah4 alias xfrm-type-2-108 ipcomp alias xfrm-type-10-50 esp6 alias xfrm-type-10-51 ah6 alias xfrm-type-10-108 ipcomp6 alias cipher_null crypto_null alias digest_null crypto_null alias compress_null crypto_null alias sha384 sha512 install binfmt-0000 /bin/true install binfmt_misc /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install binfmt_misc && { /bin/mount -t binfmt_misc none /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc > /dev/null 2>&1 || :; } install nfsd /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install nfsd && { /bin/mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd > /dev/null 2>&1 || :; } install sunrpc /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install sunrpc && { /bin/mount -t rpc_pipefs sunrpc /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs > /dev/null 2>&1 || :; } install char-major-10 /bin/true install char-major-10-1 /bin/true install dummy0 /sbin/modprobe -o dummy0 --ignore-install dummy install dummy1 /sbin/modprobe -o dummy1 --ignore-install dummy install net-pf-19 /bin/true install net-pf-3 /bin/true install net-pf-6 /bin/true install ov518_decomp { /sbin/modprobe ov511; } ; /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install ov518_decomp install scsi_hostadapter /bin/true install usbmouse /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install usbmouse && { /sbin/modprobe hid; /bin/true; } remove binfmt_misc { /bin/umount /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc > /dev/null 2>&1 || :; } ; /sbin/modprobe -r --first-time --ignore-remove binfmt_misc remove ov518_decomp /sbin/modprobe -r --first-time --ignore-remove ov518_decomp && { /sbin/modprobe -r ov511; /bin/true; } remove usbmouse { /sbin/modprobe -r hid; } ; /sbin/modprobe -r --first-time --ignore-remove usbmouse remove sunrpc { /bin/umount /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs > /dev/null 2>&1 || :; } ; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove sunrpc remove nfsd { /bin/umount /proc/fs/nfsd > /dev/null 2>&1 || :; } ; /sbin/modprobe -r --first-time --ignore-remove nfsd alias usb-uhci uhci-hcd alias usb-ohci ohci-hcd alias uhci uhci-hcd alias char-major-116-* snd alias sound-service-*-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-*-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-*-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-*-8 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-*-12 snd-pcm-oss install sound-slot-* /sbin/modprobe snd-card-${MODPROBE_MODULE##sound[_-]slot[_-]} install snd-pcm /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-pcm && /sbin/modprobe snd-pcm-oss && /sbin/modprobe snd-seq-device && /sbin/modprobe snd-seq-oss alias nfs4 nfs alias rpc_pipefs sunrpc alias rpc_svc_gss_pipefs sunrpc install eth1394 /bin/true install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 && /sbin/modprobe snd-emu10k1-synth