As Casper BodenCummins said: > Someone (I know you will) correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the CD > simply send audio directly to the sound card, rather than via a device > file? > > This would not require a sound module, or kernel support for sound, to > be present. It would also suggest your problem lies in the card's > initialisation. > > Casper Boden-Cummins.
You are correct. That's what the little cable (with 4 wires, I believe) is for. The audio data doesn't go through the CPU. --gilbert ______________________________________________________________________ Gilbert Ramirez Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Texas http://merece.uthscsa.edu/gram Health Science Center at San Antonio University Health System
