Some questions, for purposes of general knowledge: 1. How can the version of the currently running AlSA driver be determined? 2. With multiple soundcards, how can a playback device be specified with aplay? With mplayer, xmms, or other apps? 3. With a multi channel device, can multiple instances of mplayer use specific outputs? How can this be assigned? -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm