[ltp] alsa sound on 600e 2645-4au

[linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org]

i am attempting to have alsa sound function. comments of any
sort from Anyone with a working setup is welcome.

***quick summary: running 2.4.22-ac1 kernel on redhat9 with
alsa 9.6 on ibm 2645-4au with cs4236 card. after compiling the
alsa drivers I try to load modprobe snd-cs4236, and get an
error (see below). I am wondering the following:

1) should quick boot be disabled in the bios?
2) although ps2 seems to change the irq settings & io this
doesn`t seem to help my situation.
3) I have disabled the internal modem and IR because I dont
need it for the time being.

*** assorted details
been trying to get the fricken sound workin.
7.3 redhat & alsa worked just fine.
9.0 redhat & alsa 9.6 is a nightmare for me.

(ibm utility required for setting irqs )
PS2.exe with a dos disk is the only utility that
allowed me to check my dma & audio settings: lspnp -v
did not work until I disabled quick boot.(in bios)

apparently I have a cs4236 with wss/soundblaster/fm

I finally was able to get the PS2.exe utility to load
on a dr. dos disk.

I am trying to configure alsa sound...

 and have the following settings according to the 
command ps2 ? audio   
address 530, 
irq 5, 
sbaddress 220, 
dma 0 & 1, ...

irq settings indicate 
sera=4, 
parallel=disabled,
imodem=disabled, 
wss.soundblaster/fm=5, midi=9,
ir=disabled, 
pci IRQ = 11

*** anyway, main problem is that after compiling the various
alsa components alsa-driver,lib,utility; when I try to insert
the modules snd-cs4236, I get an error and the fricken module
wont load:

modprobe snd-cs4236
/lib/modules/2.4.22-ac1/kernel/sound/isa/cs423x/snd-cs4236.o:
init_module: No such device

even if I change the audio irq from 5 to 7, or 9 it still wont
load. also changed the io setting.

any assistance appeciated.