When updating to the latest initscripts I removed /lib/dev-state (to clan up entries). After reboot: [root@cooker root]# ll /dev/snd ls: /dev/snd: No such file or directory [root@cooker root]# ll /lib/dev-state/snd total 0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 0 Sep 8 14:24 controlC0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 32 Sep 8 14:24 controlC1 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 64 Sep 8 14:24 controlC2 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 96 Sep 8 14:24 controlC3 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 128 Sep 8 14:24 controlC4 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 160 Sep 8 14:24 controlC5 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 192 Sep 8 14:24 controlC6 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 224 Sep 8 14:24 controlC7 I am running on-board ISA SB: isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards... isapnp: Calling quirk for 01:00 isapnp: SB audio device quirk - increasing port range isapnp: Card 'Creative ViBRA16C PnP' isapnp: 1 Plug & Play card detected total with OSS drivers alias sound-slot-0 sb so *why* I get ALSA entries? -andrej