You could try to run Kano's ALSA installer from his script page. That fixed my sound problems. Also, you might want to try a different sound server...such as esound (esd). You'd say "apt-get install esound" and then you'd start the daemon by typing "esd" in the console. Of course...that still won't work if it's a driver problem. But that's all I can think of...neither of which may work since I'm still new to linux. They're worth a shot. If nothing else I'm bumping you up a bit.