I solved the freezing problem by compiling jack to use a tmpfs for its temp files! BTW to get low latency working on that machine I had to switch down from IDE DMA100 to DMA66 mode. Now I am sure that there is a nasty bug with my ASUS A7V-266E board. Nice to see that it is solved by just adding: tmpfs /tmp/ramdisk/ tmpfs size=5M,nr_inodes=1k,mode=777 0 0 to fstab:) Which RAM disk size is OK for jack? - Stefan _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail