Hi Antonio, thanks for your quick answer. here is my modprobe.conf > > > >/////////////////////////////// > >modprobe.conf after alsaconf > > > >alias eth0 8139too > >alias usb-controller uhci-hcd > > > >alias char-major-116-* snd > >alias sound-service-*-0 snd-mixer-oss > >alias sound-service-*-1 snd-seq-oss > >alias sound-service-*-3 snd-pcm-oss > >alias sound-service-*-8 snd-seq-oss > >alias sound-service-*-12 snd-pcm-oss > > > >install sound-slot-* /sbin/modprobe > >snd-card-${MODPROBE_MODULE##sound[_-]slot[_-]} > ># --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. --- > ># --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.5 --- > >alias snd-card-0 snd-sbawe > >alias sound-slot-0 snd-sbawe > ># --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. --- > >/////////////////////////////////////// > > Do you mean the following lines to include in my modprobe.conf? ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// alias snd-card-0 snd-sb16 install snd-sb16 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-sb16 && /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || : remove snd-sb16 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-sb16 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Andreas