I've been trying to get a kernel built that will run smoothly, but this is the problem I keep running into, I compile the kernel with SMP processor support, because my processor is a dual core (duh right?) but as some may know, this automatically builds in APIC support. This then leads to unruly IRQ assignments, in my case, a quick cat /proc/interrupts will almost allways show my soundcard being shared with a usb port. of of course, to tease me even more, no assignment on irq 5, i've tried the whole hop-scotch game with the pci slots, nothing works. Help? -Thanks again