Here is the error I get compiling alsa-drivers.
sorry I did not include that in my earlier post.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.11/pcmcia/vx'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.11/pcmcia'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.11'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.9-34.ELsmp/build
SUBDIRS=/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.11 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.EL-smp-x86_64'
CC [M] /usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.11/acore/hwdep.o
In file included from /usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.11/include/sound/driver.h:47,
from /usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.11/acore/hwdep.c:22:
/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.11/include/adriver.h:219: error: conflicting
types for 'gfp_t'
include/linux/gfp.h:134: error: previous declaration of 'gfp_t' was here
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.11/acore/hwdep.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.11/acore] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.11] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.EL-smp-x86_64'
make: *** [compile] Error 2