Hi, Thank you for all the ideas. No success so far, but I'll keep going through them. In the meantime, I have what might be a better error for anyone who's good with these things, from alsaconf: Running ens1371 Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev 02) update- modules... emu10k1x Creative Labs [SB Live! Value] EMU10k1X Loading driver... legacy Probe legacy ISA (non-PnP) chips PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:10.0 (0100 -> 0101) ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:10.0[A] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9 cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0) EMU10K1X: probe of 0000:00:0f.0 failed with error -12 Setting default volumes... Cheers, Amanda -- Amanda Tink: Email/MSN amanda at amandatink.net Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. (Marianne Williamson) *Consider all www users: use, support and create text-friendly sites!*