If alsa continues to complain about being in use, after you've turned everything off, is there a lock on it somewhere? Something is amiss, when I installed, I could view DvD movies and have all the system sounds on. Now, it's crapping out. Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ...the Sin of Ignorance, and ...the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================