Problems with sound after kernel re-compile

Hello, I am a bit of a newbie to sound under linux, hope this description is useful: I am having problems with my sound card after I recompiled my kernel -- the rest of the system works fine. My system: Suse 7.2 Iwill kk266 mobo with built in C-media sound card. I ran (make) menuconfig and removed nearly all the uneeded sound related modules, but kept the C-media modules selected. After recompile there is no sound and YAST2 claims the modules can not be found. I re-ran menuconfig and re-relected nearly all the sound modules hoping one of them was the needed module. Recompiled again, but still I have the same error. Any idea where I should look? Thanks, Dominic