Hi Greg and Geoff, Greg, Geoff is right, confirmed by your message below. If you choose anything besides sound support when configuring the kernel, and you didn't install the Alsa stuff (You'd know if you did), then you're using the OSS soound system, not alsa. Thanks Geoff... HTH You wrote: -=> I'm not sure what I'm using, although it may be alsa. All I know is that I -=> answered 'y' to sblive support and sound os support when I did make config. -=> Greg -=> -=> -=> ----- Original Message ----- -=> From: "Geoff Shang" <gshang at uq.net.au> -=> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> -=> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 9:05 PM -=> Subject: Re: kernel 2.2.18 help please -=> -=> -=> > Hi: -=> > -=> > Terry, I don't think he's using alsa, he talked about compiling into the -=> > kernel. though i could be wrong. -=> > -=> > Geoff. -=> > -=> > -=> > _______________________________________________ -=> > Speakup mailing list -=> > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca -=> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -=> > -=> -=> -=> _______________________________________________ -=> Speakup mailing list -=> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca -=> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -=> --terry Name: Terry D. Cudney Phone: (905)735-6127 E-mail: terry at wasagacottage.com WWW: www.wasagacottage.com Q: What's tiny and yellow and very, very, dangerous? A: A canary with the super-user password.