Morning, After having struggled for some days trying to get my Crystal Audio (CS4236B) working, I'd finally succeeded by using /sbin/sndconfig with the first of the ESS modules & then using drakconf to configure specifically for CCrystal PnP Audio System CODEC (CS4232) module. Things were great for days. Then, last night, I went to listen to an mp3 & found it wouldn't play -- it just repeated the first noise over & over. After removing & reinstalling xmms, I'd opened kmp3 to get the same. Next, I tried RealPlayer. RealPlayer could manage to move continually, but very slowly. I tried a couple of radio stations I like off the Web & got nasty clicks & inconsistant flow. I then opened drakconf to find that my sound settings were off. I reset them & no change. I tried running /sbin/sndconfig's ESS & it wouldn't work. I even tried ~every~ listing in sndconfig which offered irq 11 (& quite a few others which didn't on differet irq settings) -- still nothing. What could cause this, & how might I fix it? Meph -- "I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody." -Dave '-ddt->' Taylor, announcing DOOM for Linux