Hello,
I have a VIA VT8233 AC'97 Audio Controller built into the motherboard. 
The kernel seems to find it ok...

$ dmesg | grep auvia
auvia0 at pci0 dev 17 function 5: VIA VT8233 AC'97 Audio (rev 0x40)
auvia0: interrupting at irq 10
auvia0: ALG48 codec; Realtek 3D
auvia0: warning: codec doesn't support hardware AC'97 2.0 Variable Rate 
Audio
audio0 at auvia0: full duplex, mmap, independent

... except maybe for that warning. However, I can't hear any audio at 
all. I don't hear anything when I cat somefile > /dev/audio. When esd 
starts up I don't hear the "bleeps".

Any help would be great. Please let me know if there is any thing I can 
do to provide more information. Thanks in advance. More info follows...

Louis

$ audioctl -a
name=VIA VT82C686A
version=0x40
config=auvia
encodings=ulinear:8,mulaw:8*,alaw:8*,slinear:8*,slinear_le:16,ulinear_le:16*,slinear_be:16*,ulinear_be:16*
properties=full_duplex,mmap,independent
full_duplex=0
fullduplex=0
blocksize=256
hiwat=256
lowat=1
monitor_gain=0
mode=
play.rate=48000
play.channels=2
play.precision=16
play.encoding=slinear_le
play.gain=127
play.balance=32
play.port=0x0
play.avail_ports=0x0
play.seek=65536
play.samples=0
play.eof=0
play.pause=0
play.error=0
play.waiting=0
play.open=0
play.active=0
play.buffer_size=65536
record.rate=48000
record.channels=2
record.precision=16
record.encoding=slinear_le
record.gain=239
record.balance=32
record.port=0x2
record.avail_ports=0x7
record.seek=0
record.samples=0
record.eof=0
record.pause=0
record.error=0
record.waiting=0
record.open=0
record.active=0
record.buffer_size=65536
record.errors=0
  $ mixerctl -v -a
outputs.master=199,199 volume delta=8
outputs.master.mute=off  [ off on ]
outputs.mono=255 volume delta=4
outputs.mono.mute=off  [ off on ]
outputs.mono.source=mixerout  [ mixerout mic ]
outputs.headphones=255,255 volume delta=4
outputs.headphones.mute=off  [ off on ]
outputs.tone=255,255 volume delta=16
inputs.speaker=255 volume delta=16
inputs.speaker.mute=off  [ off on ]
inputs.phone=191 volume delta=8
inputs.phone.mute=on  [ off on ]
inputs.mic=191 volume delta=8
inputs.mic.mute=on  [ off on ]
inputs.mic.preamp=off  [ off on ]
inputs.mic.source=mic0  [ mic0 mic1 ]
inputs.line=239,239 volume delta=8
inputs.line.mute=off  [ off on ]
inputs.cd=191,191 volume delta=8
inputs.cd.mute=off  [ off on ]
inputs.video=255,255 volume delta=8
inputs.video.mute=off  [ off on ]
inputs.aux=191,191 volume delta=8
inputs.aux.mute=on  [ off on ]
inputs.dac=191,191 volume delta=8
inputs.dac.mute=off  [ off on ]
record.source=line  [ mic cd video aux line mixerout mixeroutmono phone ]
record.volume=255,255 volume delta=16
record.volume.mute=off  [ off on ]
record.mic=0 volume delta=16
record.mic.mute=off  [ off on ]
outputs.loudness=off  [ off on ]
outputs.spatial=off  [ off on ]
outputs.spatial.center=0 volume delta=16
outputs.spatial.depth=0 volume delta=16

$ xmradio
Couldn't open rc file "/home/louis/.xmradiorc": No such file or directory
using application defaults.
Can't control bass via /dev/mixer: Device not configured
Can't control treble via /dev/mixer: Device not configured


(( Not configured?? ))


$ esd
unsupported playback rate: 44100
Audio device open for 44.1Khz, stereo, 16bit failed
Trying 44.1Khz, 8bit stereo.
unsupported playback rate: 44100
Audio device open for 44.1Khz, stereo, 8bit failed
Trying 48Khz, 16bit stereo.


...Esound appears to run (no bleeps) and Enlightenment can't connect to it.