Which is I believe this entry from an lspci -vv 00:06.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio (rev a2) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 81f6 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 (500ns min, 1250ns max) Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: Memory at fe020000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask+ 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Masking: 00000000 Pending: 00000000 Capabilities: [6c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed+ So first, I need to blacklist, (or remove the failed card,) the parent emu10k1 driver for the Audigy2 (SBO-400 Creative). And probably unblacklist the main board driver. Whatever it is, which I _think_ is an intel_hd clone. Emphasis on think... Clues as to how to proceed? Thanks & Merry Christmas all. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" A pen in the hand of this president is far more dangerous than 200 million guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens.