I have to run 'alsaconf' every time I boot my Debian Sarge 2.6.8-1 box to get sound to work. It detects the 'intel8x0 Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Sound Controller (rev a0)'. I say 'OK'. It says... Configuring snd-intel8x0 Do you want to modify /etc/modprobe.d/sound (and /etc/modprobe.conf if present)? I say 'Yes'. (incidentally, /etc/modprobe.conf doesn't exist. /etc/modprobe.d/sound reads... options snd device_mode=0660 alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0 alias sound-slot-0 snd-intel8x0 [EOF]) It says... OK, driver snd-intel8x0 is configured. I say 'OK'. Woohoo. Sound works. Until I reboot... I have 'i810_audio' (the OSS driver, right?) blacklisted in /etc/hotplug/blacklist along with these... acquirewdt advantechwdt alim1535_wdt alim7101_wdt cpu5wdt eurotechwdt i810_tco <--- !!! i8xx_tco <--- !!! ib700wdt indydog machzwd mixcomwd pcwd pcwd_pci pcwd_usb sa1100_wdt sbc60xxwdt sc1200wdt sc520_wdt scx200_wdt shwdt softdog w83627hf_wdt w83877f_wdt wafer5823wdt wdt285 wdt977 wdt wdt_pci usb_midi usb_audio i810_audio <--- !!! What is going on here? -J