You can try the TalkingArch live CD at http://talkingarch.tk/ It usually comes up at a decent volume, and will allow you to choose which sound card or headset you want at boot time via a voice recording and a beep. You can install packages on-the-fly, just like in most other systems, so you can install the ftp package for one-time use as soon as you get a prompt. You would install it like pacman -Sy <package> in this case. There is also the #talkingarch IRC channel on Freenode if you need help in realtime. Hope this helps. ~Kyle http://kyle.tk/ -- "Kyle? ... She calls her cake, Kyle?" Out of This World, season 2 episode 21 - "The Amazing Evie"
