Thornton wrote: > How could I run a text output of system-config-soundcard if it just > brings up a gui? On mine, [root@howells root]# system-config-soundcard Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 23 [74%] [on] Front Right: Playback 23 [74%] [on] -8 The output comes when you click on "Play test sound"... Incidentally, what does it say under "Vendor", "Model" and "Module" in the GUI? Thanks, James. -- E-mail address: james | "Luck is my middle name," said Rincewind, @westexe.demon.co.uk | indistinctly. "Mind you, my first name is Bad." | -- Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times