Greetings: In the past I've had to keep OSS/Free, ALSA, and OSS/Linux on the same machine. I found it easiest to load/unload the module sets with insmod/rmmod as needed. Of course OSS/Linux provided the handy soundon/soundoff so it was a simple matter to remove it when necessary. Best regards, == Dave Phillips The Book Of Linux Music & Sound at http://www.nostarch.com/lms.htm The Linux Soundapps Site at http://linux-sound.org Currently listening to: Aphex Twin, "Rhubarb"