$ alsaconf $ update-modules $ /etc/init.d/alsa restart alsaconf seems to fail quite often those days. in this case, you will have to edit manually the file /etc/alsa/modutils/0.9. Something like this should do : ### DEBCONF MAGIC # This file was automatically generated by alsa-base's debconf stuff alias char-major-116 snd alias char-major-14 soundcore options snd major=116 cards_limit=4 alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss alias snd-card-0 snd-ens1370 alias snd-slot-0 snd-card-0 alias sound-slot-0 snd-slot-0 On Monday 20 October 2003 17:43, felix.news@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi! > > I have a problem starting my alsa drivers... doing: > > # /etc/init.d/alsa start > Starting ALSA (version 0.9.6): ens1370-failed failed > > I have a soundblaster with ensoniq 1370 chip. What I'm doing wrong? > > Audio works fine without alsa... loading es1370 module, but I need > alsa to run ardour. > > Thanks a lot, > > PD: My computer is running debian/unstable