On 08/26/03 18:55:03, nick phillips wrote: > i'm using debian sid, kernel 2.4.22 (just grabbed it yesterday). i was > running the stock debian 2.4.18bf.24 kernel, perhaps i'll try to go back > to compile against that one. but i figured the emi 2|6 loading was > handled by the kernel itself after 2.4.19 so i would be able to get it > work without alsa (which i've never had much luck installing) on a > 2.4.22 kernel. If you compile the SAME alsa against 2.4.19, and the problem goes away, I'd be very interested to hear about it. Also, could you test your 2.4.22 kernel against another sound card but same alsa? Austin -- Austin Acton Hon.B.Sc. Synthetic Organic Chemist, Teaching Assistant Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto MandrakeClub Volunteer (www.mandrakeclub.com) homepage: www.groundstate.ca