Thanks Andy That is my problem [flinn@flinn ~]$ cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [CMI8738MC6 ]: CMI8738-MC6 - C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC6 C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC6 (model 55) at 0xd400, irq 18 1 [Headset ]: USB-Audio - Logitech USB Headset Logitech Logitech USB Headset at usb-0000:00:10.2-2.1, full speed But how do I change the order? The music player I'm using is the cdplayer that comes with the distro and doesn't have any control to change the soundcard. I've changed the selection in system->preferences->volume control to the headset but that didn't do it. I've also looked at the ALSA mixer, which lists the first card and used the -c command to change the card but that doesn't effect anything else. As Maxwell Smart would say "I'm that close. Well maybe that close." Don On Tue, 2006-05-30 at 09:01 +0100, Andy Green wrote: > Don Flinn wrote: > > > I have the feeling that there is just some little tweak that I'm > > missing. > > What does ALSA understand your sound card situation to be? > > cat /proc/asound/cards > > If you already had another soundcard that is listed first, you need to > direct your music player application to use the headset instead of the > default, first sound device. > > -Andy > -- Don Flinn President, Flint Security LLC Tel: 781-856-7230 Fax: 781-631-7693 e-mail: flinn@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://flintsecurity.com