Earlier I commented about adding the modules to my rc.local file and was
able to have sound.
all I know is that someone commented about oss emulation and the modules
were not loaded by default.
For my lack of complete understanding of the sound issue, I went ahead
and just added this to get the sound to work.
The usb sound might be a bit harder to get working though.
Also, I know what is meant about bugs sitting out for awhile and not
actively being worked on for resolutions. I realize the employee to bug
count is really high and priorities come into play.
See attached file (rc.local)
Jim
#!/bin/sh
#
# This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.
# You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't
# want to do the full Sys V style init stuff.
touch /var/lock/subsys/local
modprobe snd-seq-oss
modprobe snd-pcm-oss
modprobe snd_intel8x0