>>>>> "NH" == Nigel Henry <cave.dnb@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: NH> Hi Laura. Are you using the onboard soundcard? Perhaps you NH> could disable it, either in the BIOS, or from jumpers on the NH> MOBO as I have done. I hate fiddling with the jumpers, but I have tried the BIOS with no effect. I was expecting that would cause LINUX to not see the VIA, but it doesn't. I did plug in some speakers to the onboard Line Out port, and when the MIDI looks like it's playing, nothing is coming out of them, either. -- Laura (mailto:lconrad@xxxxxxxxxxxx , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) (617) 661-8097 fax: (501) 641-5011 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139