> could dshare be missing in my alsa? how can I tell which type are avail > in the version of alsa I am using? Hang on a minute, why are you using dshare? dshare only gives exclusive access to particular channels - if you use dmix you'll be able to play multiple streams over each audio device. I would advise removing dshare/dmix and setting the slave to be the hardware device, until you figure out settings that work. Then you can add dmix back in, knowing that the rest of your set up is correct. Cheers, Adam. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user