See my post this morning, I attached a working /etc/modules.d/alsa file (I'm on Gentoo also) for a M-Audio 1010-LT and a built-in via8233. Be warned, different programs use the sound cards in different ways. -l[e^2] ------------------------------ http://www.fallingforward.net/ people experimenting with music, art and technology On Sun, 21 Sep 2003, Simon Mushi wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying out a small project whereby I wanna transform my gentoo linux > box (2.4.20-r5) into a linux dj rig. So far I have catalogued the bpms of > all my mp3s > with bpmdj, have an external mixer, but where I have hit a snag is > configguring my system to see my 2 sound cards. My "primary" unit is > an SB LIve and it runs smoothly under alsa. My second unit was initially > an Aureal Vortex unit but the alsa drivers weren;t as "easy" to get going > as the ones for an old SB Ensoniq 1370 that I had so I threw it in > instead. And duly recopiled alsa with supoprt for both. > > I made changes to the /etc/modules.d/alsa, in the hope of getting devfs to > create new nodes for the device...such as a second dsp and mixer....but as > usual devfs is being a b*()*$ ..... does anyone know how I can get around > my problems....or can anyone who has succesfullys set-up more than one > soundcard in the same box give me any suggestons. > > Cheers > > Simon >