UPDATE:
I downloaded SME 5.6 beta last night and the DAC960.o module in that version is based on the new code and find the DAC960 in my system even with the 2.xx BIOS.
If anyone has started working on recompiling the module for the 2.2.19 kernel, I would still be happy to test it, but it may just be easier to move on to the "standard" version which supports it.
Hugh