Greetings: A while ago I polled this group for information and opinions about setting up sound on laptops running Linux. My article has been published, you can find it here: http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/09/19/linuxlaptop.html Please note that it is rather model-centric, charting my experiences with the HP Omnibook 4150, but hopefully it will inspire other laptop owners who may have difficulty setting up a sound system on their machines. Again, my thanks to all who responded and shared their own experiences with me. As an aside, I must say I've been rather lucky with my 4150, and I had relatively few problems. Someday someone wil have to rate a variety of laptops by their ease of sound setup for Linux. It's evident that some machines and/or chipsets are just not very Linux-friendly, and that information could be very useful for a user looking for a laptop to run Linux audio apps. Best regards, == Dave Phillips The Book Of Linux Music & Sound at http://www.nostarch.com/lms.htm The Linux Soundapps Site at http://linux-sound.org