would you believe that was a typing error?
i mean i CAN'T install alsa
i tried using rpms (via apt-get from freshrpms.net) and it simply doesn't work, i tried from source but the modules need kernel source. when i get kernel sources, it seems the modules will build but will put themselves in the wrong dir and will not be loadable from my running kernel.
i know i am doing something wrong, but haven't the time to figure it out atm :-(
yes the card is an ISA card. i got it after trying 2 more modern PCI cards (a new soundblaster surround sound one which didn't work at all and a c-media one which works partially with OSS, and is supposed to work with alsa, as far as i could tell when i had mandrake, this is true) and out of the 3 the ISA one is the only one i have had NO problems with. it is also supported by alsa so it claims on the alsa site.
when i have time i will try.