I have unstalled an sblive 5.1 card without problems (SuSE 7.3). I can play midi (alsa), for example, by using # sfxload /usr/share/sfbank/creative/8mbgmsfx.sf2 and then running kmid However, I have some questions that can probably be answered by anyone who has installed SuSE 7.3 with an sblive card already installed. These should help me automate the process of loading the soundfonts. 1. What should the alsa section (at the end) of /etc/modules.conf look like? Mine looks like: ------------------------------- # Alsa sound support. # Warning: please don't modify comments over aliases 'snd-card-#' alias char-major-116 snd alias char-major-14 off options snd snd_cards_limit=1 snd_major=116 # vuMS.9TIiBJnxyM6:SB Live! EMU10000 alias snd-card-0 snd-card-emu10k1 ##jdl added post-install snd-card-0 modprobe snd-seq-midi ##end of jdl added -------------------------------- 2. How is the /etc/alsa.d/emu10k1 script used? 3. Where is the 8mbgmsfx.sf2 soundfont normally put? 4. If I single-click on a .mid file in Konqueror I get the embedded version of kmid, which plays without sound. How do I tell the embedded kmid that I want to use the midi device: Emu10k1 WaveTable Emu10k1 - Alsa device? All advice gratefully received. JDL