Even if they were going to be using a cutting edge sound app, I'd still suggest to them that they use the built in alsa driver to get their core components installed (i.e. gnome), then upgrade to a new alsa driver when they're ready to install that new wizbang sound app.
a perfectly sound theory to solve a problem. However, from my reading of your reply to the parent to this thread, my interpetation was you weren't saying the same thing. Michael replied with his own solution, and you fired back, questioning the reason for using the alsa ebuilds. There are reasons, and that was the point I wanted to make. James probably should unmerge alsa, and use the version in the 2.6 kernel. Before knowing his reason for using the ebuild, it's not really fair to question it.
This has gotten off topic, and I apologize and hope James uses these suggestions to make his system more stable.
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