Hi all: Just FYI, here's a little script I run to load that firmware on my laptop. I put the device on the system black list so I can force the USB MIDI device to be always the last in my list of cards (CS4232, virmidi, and then my MIDIsport 2x2). echo "Loading MidiSport firmware..." modprobe snd-usb-audio fxload -I /usr/share/usb/ezusbmidi/ezusbmidi2x2.ihx -D /proc/bus/usb/001/003 echo "Done !" I named the script usbmidiload.scr and gave it executable permissions with 'chmod +x usbmidiload.scr'. Works like a charm, and I should add that the 2x2 also works like a champ. Good stuff... Btw, I'm sure there's a better way than my script, but it works well so it's good enough for me. Best, dp Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas wrote: