wine users - Nov 2005 - Sounds problems (via ac97) / Mouse pointer problems

Hello,

I am using Wine 0.9 under Linux Slackware 10.2 (official binary
package) with kernel 2.6.14.

I have a GeForce 2 Ti (using NVidia's 3d accelerated driver) and a VIA
AC97 as a sound card (using kernel alsa drivers).

I have tried several games : none would start until I switch sound
acceleration from "Full" to "Emulation" (as suggested by
wine's text
output).

But "Baldur's Gate II : Throne of Bhaal" crashes when starting a
new
game or loading an existing game... until I set sound driver to
"None". Then the game would run normally (but of course without sound,
and also it is very slow).

Why do I have to set "Emulation" for sound, and I have to disable it
completly for Baldur's Gate II ? What can I do ?

Also, with Baldur's Gate (which runs very well) and Baldur's Gate II,
I have two mouse pointers : the game pointer and the normal black
arrow X11 cursor (at the same place, of course). What can I do to hide
the X11 mouse pointer ?

Thanks in advance.