Jacob - The emu10k1 driver complains about an invalid parameter during the boot process, but does not tell me which one. I am sure I have a screwed up set of aliases in modules.conf - the only model I had to work with is those that Kirk provided for the SB16, which I have previously used successfully both with an actual SB16 card and also with an AWE64. Can you tell me where to get a set of aliases for the sblive? I think that might be where my problem is. Tha;nks - Chuck. My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh Back when I was a boy it was 40 miles toeverywhere, uphill both ways, and it was always snowing!