I'm pretty sure debian detects the sound card on my computer because it's listed with the other pci devices, but how do I no if I have it setup? What packages should I look fore? Is it necessary to setup alsa? I'm using the kernel 2.4.2-1-speakup That's the kernel version not necessarily the speakup version. That brings me to another question, How do I tell which version of speakup I have and what's the best way to upgrade with debian sarge? Sean