modprobe snd-cs4236 question

[James Miller <jamtat@mailsnare.net>]

I'm evaluating a new Debian-derivative distro called Ubuntu and have a few
questions related to getting it working right on my hardware.  I'll start
with a simple modprobe question and later pose some more complex questions
about LVM/webmin and console resolution.  So, the question about modprobe
and a sound module.

For whatever reason, Ubuntu seems not to have detected and set up the
sound hardware on this system.  It's an onboard Crystal Semiconductor 4236
chipset, and a bit of research on the web revealed that there are, in
fact, Linux modules for that chipset.  So, I went into Ubuntu and from a
console issued "sudo modprobe snd-cs4236": no error messages ensued.
Attempting to play CD's subsequently succeeded, so the right module(s)
were loaded.  Running "lsmod" revealed that several sound modules got
loaded along with snd-cs4236: I didn't see them there on previous lsmods.
So, now my question is how to get this modprobing automated.  I know it
will vary somewhat by distro, and Ubunut may not do everything the
canonical Debian way.  But it does have an /etc/modules file with module
entries very similar to those I see on my other Debian system, so it seems
this is one way to do it.  But isn't this file for loading discreet
modules?  In standard Debian, can one insert a modprobe line in there, or
are only module names allowed?  Suggestions for automating this modprobing
at boot time?  Or should I perhaps plan on entering the names of each
module that modprobe loads in that file?  I looked a bit through the
Ubunut administrative tools (uses Gnome interface) but nothing jumped out
at me for accomplishing this.  I also installed webmin, so I looked there
but also found nothing relevant on a cursory examination.  Input
appreciated.

Thanks, James
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