Hi,
I just wanted to say that I have found solution to the problem so that anyone else who may be having similar problem doesn't have to suffer.
Simply, copy the xml file present in /plugins/sndsys/.........../drivers/alsa into your main application directory, and that is it!
Hope, I am of some help.

Hi all,
I have successfully built CS on opensuse 11.4. Walktest runs successfully, the problem is that sound is not working. This is the output of walktest:

DEBUG: Sound System Software Renderer Initializing...
WARNING: could not load plugin 'crystalspace.sndsys.software.driver.alsa'
WARNING: could not load plugin 'crystalspace.sndsys.software.driver.crystalspace.sndsys.software.driver.alsa'
ERROR: Failed to load driver as [crystalspace.sndsys.software.driver.alsa] or [crystalspace.sndsys.software.driver.crystalspace.sndsys.software.driver.alsa].
WARNING: failed to initialize plugin 'crystalspace.sndsys.renderer.software'
WARNING! Object 'Cube.577' is not closed!
WARNING! Object 'Cube.579' is not closed!
WARNING! Object 'Cube.582' is not closed!
WARNING! Object 'Mesh.001' is not closed!
WARNING! Object 'Cube.581' is not closed!
WARNING! Object 'bment2_tables.001' is not closed!
...
Total level load time: 3.636 seconds
Cleaning up...


Running sndtest fails with the message "failed to locate sound renderer".

Any help will be much appreciated.
Greetings.