Howdy, I've been using SuSE + Alsa + SBLive with Daughterboard (front midi, headphones, mic and spdif in and out) quite well for several years. I recently updated to SuSE 8.1 and was disappointed when the daughterboard no longer functioned. I was very suprised, while trying to troubleshoot the issue, to discover on alsa' web site that (quoted from website): "Known bugs - MIDI on SB live drive not working properly. - wavetable drops notes sometimes. (a good test example wanted.) The following does not work in SB Live!Platinum: - capturing the front panel RCA connectors - front panel midi connectors" How long have these not worked? Did they ever work at sometime? They always worked for me (except for the spdif connectors, which I've never gotten around to testing). I could have been living in ignorant bliss (highly underated). Will they start working again? when? and What's the major malfunction? If there is anything I can do to help please let me know. -- Gary Counsellor gary@musician2000.com MuseProductions "The world is much more complicated than most of our theories make it out to be"