What kernel are you running? If you are running a 2.4.x kernel, try: apt-get install alsa-modules-<kernel-version> replacing <kernel-version> with the appropriate version of your kernel. Then do: apt-get install alsa-base alsa-oss alsa-utils and run: alsaconf to configure your sound card. If you are running a 2.6.x kernel, skip the first step, as alsa is a part of the 2.6 kernel. So all you need to do is: apt-get install alsa-base alsa-oss alsa-utils alsaconf and follow the instructions presented by alsaconf. Then you will have full alsa support in Debian. Happy New Year, and please don't give up on Linux. PRINCE
