Using alsa-driver; Following documentation. lspci -v | grep -i audio 0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a1) The /etc/make.conf has: ALSA_CARDS="intel8x0" bireme ~ # cd /usr/src/linux bireme linux # grep SOUND .config CONFIG_SOUND_GAMEPORT=m CONFIG_SOUND=y # CONFIG_SOUND_PRIME is not set bireme linux # grep SND .config # CONFIG_SND is not set I get the following error: /etc/init.d/alsasound restart FATAL: Error inserting snd_ioctl32 (/lib/modules/2.6.11-gentoo-r11/kernel/sound/core/ioctl32/snd-ioctl32.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) dmesg: snd_ioctl32: disagrees about version of symbol snd_ctl_find_id snd_ioctl32: Unknown symbol snd_ctl_find_id snd_ioctl32: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_readv snd_ioctl32: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_readv snd_ioctl32: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_writev snd_ioctl32: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_writev snd_ioctl32: disagrees about version of symbol snd_ctl_elem_read snd_ioctl32: Unknown symbol snd_ctl_elem_read snd_ioctl32: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_hw_params snd_ioctl32: disagrees about version of symbol snd_ctl_elem_write snd_ioctl32: Unknown symbol snd_ctl_elem_write snd_ioctl32: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_hw_refine bireme ioctl32 # file /lib/modules/2.6.11-gentoo-r11/kernel/sound/core/ioctl32/snd-ioctl32.ko /lib/modules/2.6.11-gentoo-r11/kernel/sound/core/ioctl32/snd-ioctl32.ko: ELF 64-bit LSB relocatable, AMD x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), not stripped Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. bireme ioctl32 # emerge info Portage 2.0.51.22-r2 (default-linux/amd64/2005.0, gcc-3.4.3, glibc-2.3.5-r0, 2.6.11-gentoo-r11 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.11-gentoo-r11 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ Gentoo Base System version 1.6.13 distcc 2.18.3 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [disabled] dev-lang/python: 2.3.5 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.11 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r6 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.5 sys-devel/binutils: 2.15.92.0.2-r10 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.18-r1 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-Os -pipe -march=k8" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/env /usr/kde/3.3/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/shutdown /usr/kde/3.4/env /usr/kde/3.4/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/share/config /var/qmail/alias /var/qmail/control /var/vpopmail/domains /var/vpopmail/etc" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-Os -pipe -march=k8" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig buildpkg ccache distlocks sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://chod.cwru.edu/gentoo http://prometheus.cs.wmich.edu/gentoo http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/gentoo/ http://mirror.datapipe.net/gentoo" LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,now" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="amd64 X alsa avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr crypt cups curl encode esd fam foomaticdb fortran gdbm gif gimpprint gpm gstreamer gtk2 imagemagick imap imlib ipv6 java jpeg kde lzw lzw-tiff mad maildir mozilla mp3 mpeg mysql ncurses nls nptl nptlonly nvidia ogg opengl oss pam pdflib perl png ppds python qt quicktime readline sdl spell ssl tcpd tiff truetype-fonts type1-fonts usb userlocales vorbis xml2 xmms xpm xv zlib userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LINGUAS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY
You still have the kernel version of the driver installed if you have /lib/modules/2.6.11-gentoo-r11/kernel/sound . Please remove it, re-do make modules_install and then it should work. If it still doesn't work, feel free to reopen the bug.