[LAU] RME HDSPe ExpressCard interface

greetings! i've been running an RME Multiface under linux for years with the CardBus interface. i just switched to the ExpressCard interface, and am having troubles. before getting into details, are there folks out there running the RME ExpressCard interface with the Multiface breakout box successfully? the ALSA matrix says it should be fine. if so, what distros and laptops? i'm using a Lenovo T61p laptop with SUSE and Debian (pure:dyne), and having troubles under both distros. the adapter works fine under WinXP -- yes, i re-installed XP just to test the hardware -- uggh! thanks in advance.... cheers! -- .pltk.