On Tuesday 01 December 2009 17:34:42 and regarding: > Did you reboot during this time frame? Perhaps the alsa modules were > loaded, and when you finally rebooted (on the 20th?), they weren't > there to be re-loaded. Oh, yes, sorry for not including that. This is on my laptop so it get booted at least once daily. I know I'm missing a piece of the puzzle here. Obviously the software was doing what it was supposed to, I just ended up in some whacked out config where -- the fact I ended up in that state is what took me by surprise. I didn't have time to pick this one apart 'log entry-by-log entry', so I just chocked it up to my reasonable suspicion of operator error :-) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com