[Alsa-user] kernel 2.4.23 and alsa-1.0.0rc2

[Bob L. <bjl...@lo...>]

I just upgraded my kernel to 2.4.23 and tried to install alsa-1.0.0rc2 
but I'm having problems.
Why is my soundcard not detected?
I broke the "if it works, don't touch it" rule. :-)

# dmesg | more
devfs_mk_dir(snd): using old entry in dir: dffed5c0 ""
devfs_register(snd/controlC0): could not append to parent, err: -17
devfs_register(snd/timer): could not append to parent, err: -17
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy

# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 735 Host (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS 530 Virtual 
PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP)
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 85C503/5513
00:02.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 
Controller (rev 07)
00:02.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 
Controller (rev 07)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev d0)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 
Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 
10/100 Ethernet (rev 90)
00:0d.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 
MX/MX 400] (rev b2)