Hi, > I don't think theres a problem in this case with OSS > modules. Lee sort of confirmed what I was dreading (No > usb-audio compiled in the kernel) . There's no problem yet, but it will as soon as you install snd_usb_audio while the OSS-modules are still present. I had lots of troubles with damaged sysex packages. > I'll try and find some > info on compiling a new kernel without interfering with the > existing one. If it goes ok, and there are still problems, > I'll put those 2 OSS modules in the hotplug blacklist. With > FC1 & FC2 I had to add "Audio" & "USB-midi" to the hotplug > blacklist to get Alsa to load up properly. Thanks for the > reply. As I got my Gentoo box snd_usb_audio was already there. OTOH, I'm currently running a vanilla 2.6.10 with the RT-LSM applied and I'm relatively happy with it. If you plan to build your own kernel, let me know and I'll give some hints. Best regards ce