There are two different files at play here. /etc/asound.conf is the alsa card configuration file, which was created if you chose a card other than the default, i.e. if you heard the voice recording about having more than one sound card on your computer. If you have only one card, and if you did not hear the recording, there will be no /etc/asound.conf, and you don't need one. /var/lib/alsa/asound.state is the mixer state configuration, and is written either by running alsactl store from inside the chroot, or by running alsactl -f /mnt/var/lib/alsa/asound.state store from outside of the chroot, assuming you mounted your installed system at /mnt. If I remember correctly, I ran alsactl store from inside the chroot in my audio guide, as it is certainly the easier command, and should store the mixer state in the right place without any errors. Sent from my molecule _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup