... I had with a previous 2.6 kernel, although I don't remember which one, other than I believe I skipped 2.6.14. I don't use xmms, but all I got from ogg123, mpg321, and mp3blaster was noise. Sound is working for me again with my current kernel. I'm using the snd_sun_cs4231 driver. According to this page: http://www.dementia.org/~shadow/sparcaudio.html this is the correct chipset ...