usb-audio feedback was Re: [linux-audio-user] poor audio quality in tX?

hi, i'm just checking the archives re: patrick's problem with audio quality under X, as my quattro is configured ok now but making only loud feedback noise when i go to play anything.... my mouse section in XF86Config-4 is as follows: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "PS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Emulate3Buttons" Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50" EndSection i'm using the trackpoint on my thinkpad 600E - should i change any of this? i think i'm using gdm as well - at least, i have a file called /etc/gdm-root.conf - no /etc/gdm.conf tho.... please help.... i'm really stumped for what might be causing all the feedback noise as its never happened before in mdk 8.2.... everything was fine there.... im using supplied alsa rpms from mandrake 9.0 (there was a long discussion on the pros and cons of this before, have gone with the rpms, against my preference but because its hard to extract them once installed).... thanx m~ -- iriXx www.iriXx.org copyleft: creativity, technology and freedom? info(a)copyleftmedia.org.uk www.copyleftmedia.org.uk _ ( ) ascii ribbon against html email X / \ cat /dev/sda1 > /dev/dsp *** stopping make sense ***