> For the audio, I had to get the alsa-driver >From what I've heard from co-workers, the alsa code in the kernel is about a month behind the alsa project's code, so by downloading their code directly you probably got the patch I need. I'm in the middle of a kernel build now, in preparation for trying the patch. > For the dvd to work correctly, I had to do the following (I have a > different brand, but had the same symptoms) > > Add to the /boot/grub/menu.lst kernel line the following: > combined_mode=libata atapi_enabled=1 Yup, that did it. Thanks!