Getting ALSA to work???

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@Skywatch

by "xbian-alsa" you mean xbian-package-xbmc-alsa package?

anyhow:
1) xbian-package-xbmc-alsa is xbian-package-xbmc replacement (XBMC for RPI able to use Alsa sound cards available in the system. it is not providing the alsa support itself.
2) kernel is the one providing Alsa support (drivers) for available sound cards.
3) if you want HDMI out be provided as Alsa sound card, the load appropriate module

Code:

modprobe snd-bcm2835

4) if you have i2s dac, then you have load it's module together with

Code:

modprobe snd-soc-bcm2708-i2s

then the XBMC-ALSA variant of XBMC will show you those sound cards in sound output settings.