ok, that was what was missing. a big thank you for pointing me there /petri Rui Nuno Capela wrote: >Hi, >fxload is the program to load primordial firmware. It is intended to be >invoked by hotplug scripts when the unprogrammed device appears on the >bus. However it's not part of alsa, look in http://linux-hotplug.sf.net/. > >Your us122 will not blink no light if the firmware isn't being loaded in >the first place. Check on your main computer that you have everything in >place. > >Bye. > >