So I've fallen in love with Linux and, like all love affairs, it's driving me nucking futs!!! Specifically, I'm trying to configure my SpaceWalker SiS 530 M/B (Shuttle now calls it the HOT 599) with onboard video and sound controller (Yamaha YFM742 ) with PII 233 and 96MB ...finally got video working great in 24bit color but cannot get sound "card" to be recognized. Dmesg from insmod at boot says : /etc/isapnp.config:17 -- Fatal - Error occurred executing request ' ISOLATE PRESERVE' -- Further action aborted . . . /lib/module/2/2/13-7mdksmp/misc/Opl3sa2.o: init_module: Device or resource busy . . . Same for MIDI except Opl3.o:Device or resource busy BIOS reports PCI device listing as Bus # Dev # Func # Vendor ID Device ID Device Class IRQ 0 12 0 1073 000C MultiMedia 10 sndconfig tells me no PCI or ISA board found by probe...manual selection of a bunch of cards and different settings all give "Device or resource busy" error... :o(( Today I disabled the onboard controller and put in a Yamaha sound board and it worked :o)) ...but I only have one ISA slot and I need my modem there...dont't want to buy a PCI modem or sound card when I have a perfectly (?) good (?) sound "card" on board... Been wrestling with this for two weeks now...have learned a heck of a lot about Linux (tremendous progress in other areas) but can't resolve this one...yup, read all the howto's, several books, been to Yamaha website, Shuttle website, linux-newbie.org, Red Hat, and finally here... Could sure use some expert help... Thanks Tom