re: boot sequence and alsa

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@shellworld.net>]

see if you can find alsa-config on your system and run that program first. 
If that fails to provide satisfactory results, set stuff up the way you 
had it then run alsa-ctl store, then reboot the computer and see how 
things run after that.  You may want to put a alsa-play soundfile command 
in your .bashrc to test the sound card as you boot up.  You might want as 
a last ditch download rexima and run it and set master and volume and cd 
to 80% and then run alsa-ctl store before rebooting.