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> I did understand the lines at the end of cat >/dev/sndstat output, but
> there is no /proc/asound directory.

Aha!  Well, that is one important piece of information.

AFAIK, the existance of /proc/asound is required for proper ALSA
functionality.  Without it nothing will work.

> I am using Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 with kernel 2.0.36.

Since Debian 2.0 does not ship with 2.0.36, I'm going to assume you compiled
this kernel yourself.

Did you disable /proc filesystem support in the kernel configuration?  If
you did, then ALSA will not be able to create /proc/asound, and it will not
work.

If you did not disable the proc filesystem in the kernel configs, then you
should have a /proc hierarchy that contains many files.  Do you?  /proc/asound
should exist if and only if the driver is properly loaded.
 
> Is there anybody on the list who can tell me why there is no sound,
> although the card is detected and all devices are unmuted with xamixer and
> amixer?

It was my understanding that these tools would not function without
/proc/asound.

> I have also compiled a kernel with the OSS/Free drivers

Into the kernel or as a module?

> and with it I
> can play music (mp3, cds, wav, midi). 
> So what's wrong! 

I don't know.  Even if your current kernel was compiled without sound, if
the sound module exists, it might try to use it.  You should make sure that
it does not exist.  Remove it, or simply rename it so that the kernel can't
find it.

Eric


