Greetinz, I recently installed Mandrake 6.0 on my laptop. Yet I have a problem with my sound card. The ESS1688 is supposed to be supported, yet I get sound in a strange way. Every sound gets played twice, the first instance interrupted by the second. This is like an echo effect. Anybody have clue? Regards, Sean sj.Pritchard Technical Services Vanderhoof, BC http://www.sjptech.com