Greetings Tim: 

I do have the same problem with the -generic kernal as well.  Here is the data from the various command line utils in the "DebuggingSoundProblems" 

bill@gyenyame:/$ aplay --list-devices
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: CA0106 [CA0106], device 0: ca0106 [CA0106]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: CA0106 [CA0106], device 1: ca0106 [CA0106]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: CA0106 [CA0106], device 2: ca0106 [CA0106]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: CA0106 [CA0106], device 3: ca0106 [CA0106]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: CK804 [NVidia CK804], device 0: Intel ICH [NVidia CK804]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: CK804 [NVidia CK804], device 2: Intel ICH - IEC958 [NVidia CK804 - IEC958]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

from lspci -v

00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev
a2)
        Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 8204
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
        I/O ports at ea00 [size=256]
        I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
        Memory at febfd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

01:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy LS
        Subsystem: Creative Labs SB0410 SBLive! 24-bit
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 18
        I/O ports at df00 [size=32]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

01:07.0 Multimedia controller: Motorola DSP56361 Digital Signal Processor
        Subsystem: Echo Digital Audio Corporation Mia rev.0
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 19
        Memory at fe800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]

from lspnp -v
lspnp: /proc/bus/pnp not available

bill@gyenyame:/$ tail -2 /proc/asound/oss/sndstat
0: mixer00
1: Realtek ALC655 rev 0

bill@gyenyame:/$ amixer
Simple mixer control 'Line in',0
  Capabilities: cvolume
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 255
  Front Left: Capture 255 [100%] [24.00dB]
  Front Right: Capture 255 [100%] [24.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
  Capabilities: cvolume
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 255
  Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
  Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
Simple mixer control 'Phone',0
  Capabilities: cvolume
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 255
  Front Left: Capture 51 [20%] [-78.00dB]
  Front Right: Capture 51 [20%] [-78.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Center/LFE',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 173 [68%] [-8.50dB]
  Front Right: Playback 173 [68%] [-8.50dB]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Front',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 232 [91%] [6.25dB]
  Front Right: Playback 232 [91%] [6.25dB]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Rear',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 222 [87%] [3.75dB]
  Front Right: Playback 222 [87%] [3.75dB]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Unknown',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 189 [74%] [-4.50dB]
  Front Right: Playback 189 [74%] [-4.50dB]
Simple mixer control 'Aux',0
  Capabilities: cvolume
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 255
  Front Left: Capture 207 [81%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Capture 207 [81%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Analog Center/LFE',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
Simple mixer control 'Analog Front',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 204 [80%] [0.75dB]
  Front Right: Playback 204 [80%] [0.75dB]
Simple mixer control 'Analog Rear',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
Simple mixer control 'Analog Side',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
Simple mixer control 'Analog Source',0
  Capabilities: cenum
  Items: 'Phone' 'Mic' 'Line in' 'Aux'
  Item0: 'Line in'
Simple mixer control 'CAPTURE feedback',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
Simple mixer control 'Digital Source',0
  Capabilities: cenum
  Items: 'IEC958 out' 'i2s mixer out' 'IEC958 in' 'i2s in' 'AC97 in' 'SRC out'
  Item0: 'SRC out'
Simple mixer control 'Shared Mic/Line in',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Line in' 'Mic in'
  Item0: 'Line in'

from sudo lspci -nnvv

00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: nVidia Corporation CK804 AC'97 Audio Controlle
r [10de:0059] (rev a2)
        Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device [1565:8204]
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR
- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >
SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 0 (500ns min, 1250ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22
        Region 0: I/O ports at ea00 [size=256]
        Region 1: I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
        Region 2: Memory at febfd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-


01:06.0 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Creative Labs SB Audigy LS [1102:0007]
        Subsystem: Creative Labs SB0410 SBLive! 24-bit [1102:1006]
        Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR
- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort-
 >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (500ns min, 5000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
        Region 0: I/O ports at df00 [size=32]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)

                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

01:07.0 Multimedia controller [0480]: Motorola DSP56361 Digital Signal Processor [1057:341
0]
        Subsystem: Echo Digital Audio Corporation Mia rev.0 [ecc0:0080]
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR
- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort-
 >SERR- <PERR-
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
        Region 0: Memory at fe800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]


bill@localhoost:/$ asoundconf list
Names of available sound cards:
CA0106
CK804


bill@gyenyame:/$ cat /etc/asound.conf ~/.asoundrc*
cat: /etc/asound.conf: No such file or directory
# ALSA library configuration file



# Include settings that are under the control of asoundconf(1).
# (To disable these settings, comment out this line.)
</home/bill/.asoundrc.asoundconf>

# ALSA library configuration file managed by asoundconf(1).
#
# MANUAL CHANGES TO THIS FILE WILL BE OVERWRITTEN!
#
# Manual changes to the ALSA library configuration should be implemented
# by editing the ~/.asoundrc file, not by editing this file.
!defaults.pcm.card CA0106
defaults.ctl.card CA0106
defaults.pcm.device 0
defaults.pcm.subdevice -1
defaults.pcm.nonblock 1
defaults.pcm.ipc_key 5678293
defaults.pcm.ipc_gid audio
defaults.pcm.ipc_perm 0660
defaults.pcm.dmix.max_periods 0
defaults.pcm.dmix.rate 48000
defaults.pcm.dmix.format S16_LE
defaults.pcm.dmix.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.dmix.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.dsnoop.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.dsnoop.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.front.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.front.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.rear.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.rear.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.center_lfe.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.center_lfe.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.side.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.side.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround40.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround40.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround41.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround41.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround50.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround50.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround51.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround51.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround71.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround71.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.iec958.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.iec958.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.modem.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.modem.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.rawmidi.card 0
defaults.rawmidi.device 0
defaults.rawmidi.subdevice -1
defaults.hwdep.card 0
defaults.hwdep.device 0
defaults.timer.class 2
defaults.timer.sclass 0
defaults.timer.card 0
defaults.timer.device 0
defaults.timer.subdevice 0
defaults.namehint.showall off
defaults.namehint.basic on
defaults.namehint.extended off

dmseg is attached.  

bill@gyenyame:/$ cat /proc/interrupts
           CPU0       CPU1
  0:        735          0   IO-APIC-edge      timer
  1:          0          2   IO-APIC-edge      i8042
  6:          0          2   IO-APIC-edge      floppy
  7:          0          0   IO-APIC-edge      parport0
  8:          0          0   IO-APIC-edge      rtc
  9:          0          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   acpi
 12:          0          4   IO-APIC-edge      i8042
 14:         99      91298   IO-APIC-edge      ide0
 15:        520     301154   IO-APIC-edge      ide1
 16:          0          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   ohci_hcd:usb4
 17:          0          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   ohci_hcd:usb5
 18:          0          7   IO-APIC-fasteoi   ehci_hcd:usb3, snd_ca0106
 20:          0          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   sata_nv
 21:          0          3   IO-APIC-fasteoi   ehci_hcd:usb2
 22:          1         46   IO-APIC-fasteoi   ohci_hcd:usb1, NVidia CK804
 23:       3123    2540235   IO-APIC-fasteoi   sata_nv, eth0
NMI:          0          0
LOC:   25652371   25711212
ERR:          0

Let me know if you need anything else.  
Thanks.