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Never mind; I have found the problem, and the problem was 	ME!!!
OSS isn't set to start at boot; if you don't start your sound, of course it
isn't going to work!
DUH!!!!!
wELL, you see, I did that on purpose to make newbies feel comfortable. I get the
dumb award for the day, so nobody else needs to worry.
And if you believe that ....