I would suggest logging in as root and running YaST2 ..then launching the sound configuration module. This should do what you want it to do. It will check for configuration files and what soundcards your using and generate the files you need...and YES 7.1 is awesome and getting better. ;) * Purple Shirt (purpleshirt@hotmail.com) [010120 11:13]: =>That is the whole point. suse and alsa has a bug in it and if you delete =>this asound.conf file like some people did you cannot regenerate it. => =>I had made a backup copy but I won't post it because it doesn't help in the =>least. I spend days on this single problem and it is still a fact that suse =>and alsa is fucked when you regard this mixer problem. => =>I gave up on this for now because it gave me huge headaches and its =>upsetting SuSE ignores this apparent bug. I don't expect it to be fixed in =>the next release. -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:brosenb@suse.com *************************************** SuSE Inc. 580 Second St Suite 210 Oakland CA 94607 U.S.A Tel: 1-510-628-3380 EXT:5086 Fax: 1-510-628-3381 *************************************** "My opinions are not a reflection of the opinions of SuSE Inc."