i remember having something like this with my sblive in 8.1, istr that part 
of what i did was to delete the sound entries that were in my 
/etc/modules.conf and then run  harddrake, if you are not sure what entires 
those are you can post your file here and we will tell you - backup the file 
first! - 

bascule

On Monday 13 May 2002 1:36 pm, you wrote:
> I am using a Creative PCI 128 sound card with Mandrake 8.1. When the
> system boots, sound does not work. The example error message below is
> from xmms, but the problem is not limited to xmms.
>
> Couldn't open audio.
> Please check that:
> 1. You have the correct output plugin selected
> 2. No other program is blocking the sound card
> 3. Your sound card is configured properly.
>
> If I then go into HardDrake and configure the sound, it works. However,
> next time I boot, it once again does not work, and once again I can
> restore it with Hard Drake, but it does not stick between boots.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
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