Run memtest from the Ubuntu boot CDs for a couple of hours, or even overnight. I don't think pulseaudio does any kernel level work, so I doubt if it is a direct cause of a hang. It may be indirect if it was exercising something else that may cause a hang, such as some feature of ALSA. Describe the hang ... can the host be pinged on the network? -- James Cameron mailto:quozl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://quozl.netrek.org/ _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user