On Fri, 2006-05-05 at 14:00 -0400, plutek wrote: > greetings! > > i'm using a laptop with ubuntu dapper, 2.6.15 kernel (with ingo's > patch), alsa 1.0.10, and jackd 0.100.0. > > this system was working flawlessly with with both the onboard > soundcard and my RME Multiface, with realtime access as user, until a > recent install of some dvd-playing apps. now, when i try to bring up > jack *as user* i get: Sounds like the Ubuntu sound card configurator made an invalid ~/.asoundrc. Try deleting it, and definitely report this bug in malone (the Ubuntu bug tracker) lEE