myDSL Extensions (deprecated) :: ALSADEBS.dsl

That seems like the right script, but still same error message, listing three possibilities like I listed before.

I'm using XMMS 1.2.8 on DSL on an old laptop....

Try using the default (oss) driver with XMMS instead of the ALSA driver.

OSS emulation is supported by ALSA

FYI,

If you type:

dsl alsa

at the livecd boot: prompt

you should not get an "image does not exist" message.

Actually, I am not running the LiveCD. I installed onto the hard-drive. Is there a boot-up script that I can modify to include the alsa option?

original here.