Factoids

alsa:

  1. type alsaconf [as root]::set volumes [as user] with kmix or alsamixergui::do alsactl store,as root
  2. for further problems try !alsa-fix
  3. http://www.pro-linux.de/artikel/2/1462/alsa-konfigurieren.html
  4. to build alsa externally: ./configure --with-oss=no