Since I'm having so much trouble getting alsa to work with hda-intel, I'm considering trying an external option. However, I'd rather not buy one just to discover that it doesn't work with alsa, either. All I'm going to do is connect it to my receiver using an optical connector, so it doesn't need a good DAC, connectors, or anything. I just want it to work "no hassles" with alsa and do the SP/DIF output. Although, whether any sound card works "no hassles" with alsa I have yet to see, but so far I've been using emu10k1 and hda-intel both of which are known to have problems working with alsa. Any recommendations? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user