The "scanpci" command has produced the following info: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC '97 Audio Controller
A "-v" flag to this command produces much more information, but I'm not sure that this is necessary for the moment. I am aware of the "modules" suite of commands and of the possibility that I may need to load further modules. There is an "ac97" sub-directory in the "/lib/modules/2.4.33.3/kernel/sound/pci" directory, with the following entries: snd-ac97-codec-o.gz snd-ak4531-codec.o.gz Further suggestions on precisely which steps to take would be appreciated. PS. "alsactl store ICH5" got rid of the error message on boot, but as I noted I don't think the ALSA setup (or lack of it) is the problem. Cheers, Malcolm Johnston -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html