Okay, here are the results asked for:
URL FOR alsa:
tsalsa.txt - nopaste.com (beta)
garth@garthlinux:~> rpm -qa | grep alsa
alsa-1.0.16-39.1
alsa-oss-1.0.15-48.1
alsa-plugins-1.0.16-57.1
alsa-utils-1.0.16-35.1
garth@garthlinux:~>
garth@garthlinux:~> rpm -qa | grep pulse
libpulse0-0.9.10-26.1
garth@garthlinux:~>
garth@garthlinux:~> rpm -q libsounda2
package libsounda2 is not installed
garth@garthlinux:~>
garth@garthlinux:~> cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
alias sound-slot-0 snd-intel8x0
garth@garthlinux:~>
I have in the meanwhile also tested KMail and there is also no sound from the Mail Notification test.
I ran alsaconf from the command prompt and it does play sound.
Hope this all helps.
Garth