rendered paste bodytsalsa info Thu Oct 25 17:20:47 WEST 2007 ..laptop/desktop/motherboard info is needed by alsa for model options; what is your PC's make and model? plugs: 3 surround sound system: model options: n number of speakers... 1 Distro: Ubuntu 7.10 \n \lDISTRIB_ID=UbuntuDISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 7.10" Release: lsb-release System: Linux Maria 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux Vendor/dev id: 1102 1013 1106 0007 6003 3059 Vendor/dev module: multiple cards listed in lspci Lspci info: 00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy LS 00:0d.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24/30 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01) 00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60) Alsa driver: 1.0.14 Alsa lib: Alsa utils: 1.0.14 Alsa modules: snd_cs46xx snd_ca0106 snd_via82xx Snd/soundcore: snd 54660 16 snd_via82xx snd_mpu401_uart snd_seq_oss snd_ca0106 snd_via82xx_modem snd_cs46xx snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_ac97_codec snd_seq snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device snd_pcm snd_timer soundcore 8800 3 snd Alsa cards: 0 [CS46xx ]: CS46xx - Sound Fusion CS46xx Sound Fusion CS46xx at 0xf7e00000/0xf7d00000, irq 17 1 [CA0106 ]: CA0106 - CA0106 Audigy SE [SB0570] at 0xb000 irq 16 2 [V8237 ]: VIA8237 - VIA 8237 VIA 8237 with AD1980 at 0x1000, irq 21 Codec: 0-0/0: Cirrus Logic CS4297A rev 4 PCI Subsys Vendor: 0x0000 PCI Subsys Device: 0x0000 Lsof output: COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE NODE NAME mixer_app 5603 teixeira 20u CHR 116,10 14240 /dev/snd/controlC0 cardcnt: 0 1 2 Amixer item options for card 0 [CS46xx] _________________________________ : values=off 'PCM Out Path