Quote Originally Posted by Jetrider_Omega
When "modprobe es1371" is entered into the command line it does nothing and returns to the prompt. [Afterwards I tried running XMMS with the OSS driver and no sound comes out because it stops 1ms after I hit play. However it shows the visual bars going up for a brief moment. When I run XMMS with the ALSA Driver I get a "Could'nt open audio" error.]
This sounds like the aRTS deamon is interfering with xmms. apt-get install xmms-arts then set preferences in xmms to input using arts.