Alastair Couper wrote: > I am using the midisport 2X2. If I leave it plugged in at boot time, it > loads its firmware via fxload, which causes alsa to be initialiazed and > load its driver. Then in the boot sequence (this is on Mandrake10.0) > the normal init for alsa & sound cards is encountered. The alsa driver > says "alsa is already running" and does not load drivers. > > My workaround is to unplug the midisport before booting, and then plug > it in after alsa loads the sound card drivers (but sometimes I > forget...). What would be the best way to change things such that I can > just leave it plugged in and still get alsa to load properly ? The best way would be to get Mandrake to fix the bug in the alsa init script. The second best way is to put snd-usb-audio into the /etc/hotplug/blacklist file to prevent the ALSA driver from loading too early. HTH Clemens
