>From source looks like id does this: loads card driver module - this will initialized default mixer values. and unmute and sets volume for "Master" and "PCM" to 75 %. But when deskdop is loaded and desktop mixer app insted to simply sync to current driver mixer values, it probably unmutes and sets volume for everything and makes card silent (not everything should be unmuted). ____________________________________ http://www.pobox.sk/ - najvacsi slovensky freemail