OK - thanks to those who replied - you gave me some clues, and now I've got the soundcard working using OSS ensuring that the correct modules are used.
Now the minor problem. I use an S99local file to insmod required modules (don't go suggesting that I compile my own kernel - last time I tried that I nearly trashed my system), which at the moment looks like this:- insmod usb-ohci insmod ac97 insmod ac97_codec insmod ac97_plugin_wm97xx insmod sound insmod i810_audio /usr/X11R6/bin/startx However - sound and i810_audio don't get inserted. If I open a console and do it manually after boot then there's no problem, and the sound works wonderfully after re-starting X (restarting the sound server doesn't do it). Any idea why these modules are still left out? Thanks. Steve -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
