Try: pkill -9 esd ..for some reason Ubuntu insists on having esd installed - it sucks, it blocks /dev/dsp and generally you want rid. -- Geoff Teale CMed Technology - gteale at cmedltd.com Free Software Foundation - tealeg at member.fsf.org /^\v/^\v/^\v/^\v/^\v/^\v/^\v/^\v/^\v/^\v/^\v/^\v/^\v/