Hi Ivan, that's not the case here. Trying record with snd on a freshly booted system still freezes snd... r@xxx Ivan Z. Ganza wrote: >Hi Ralf, > >I have had the same problem with the snd program that you describe. > >This seems to be caused when the soundcard is already opened by >another program. > >Make sure nothing else has opened the soundcard. > >Ralf Haller <ralf@xxxxxxx> writes: > > > >>Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano wrote: >> >> >> >>>>when I try to record with snd by selecting record in the file menu, >>>>the record window opens but freezes without properly displaying the >>>>controls. Recording with other tools like sweep works without any >>>>problems. >>>> >>>> >>>>I am using RedHat 8.0 and installed the kernel and alsa drivers >>>>from planet ccrma. >>>> >>>> >>>>Any clues? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>What soundcard are you using? >>>-- Fernando >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>It's a Philips PCA721AF based on the Opti 82C925 sound chip... >> >>r@xxx >> >> > > > >