This may not be your root problem, but the device names should be plughw:0,0 and hw:0,0 not hw0:0 and hwplug:0,0. On Sunday 19 December 2010 14:02, Phil wrote: > Niels, > Thanks again for the help.. > As you can tell, I'm stil a little wet behind the ears when it comes to > Linux. > > I've looked for the darkice docs, but came up short. > I also looked in darkice man and didn't see what I needed. > > Here is an 'echo' on what you said I should look at: > linux-zitz:/usr/bin # aplay -l > **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** > card 0: I82801DBICH4 [Intel 82801DB-ICH4], device 0: Intel ICH [Intel > 82801DB-ICH4] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: > I82801DBICH4 [Intel 82801DB-ICH4], device 4: Intel ICH - IEC958 [Intel > 82801DB-ICH4 - IEC958] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > linux-zitz:/usr/bin # aplay -L > default:CARD=I82801DBICH4 > Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Intel 82801DB-ICH4 > Default Audio Device > front:CARD=I82801DBICH4,DEV=0 > Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Intel 82801DB-ICH4 > Front speakers > surround40:CARD=I82801DBICH4,DEV=0 > Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Intel 82801DB-ICH4 > 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers > surround41:CARD=I82801DBICH4,DEV=0 > Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Intel 82801DB-ICH4 > 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers > surround50:CARD=I82801DBICH4,DEV=0 > Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Intel 82801DB-ICH4 > 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers > surround51:CARD=I82801DBICH4,DEV=0 > Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Intel 82801DB-ICH4 > 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers > iec958:CARD=I82801DBICH4,DEV=0 > Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Intel 82801DB-ICH4 - IEC958 > IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output > null > Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) > linux-zitz:/usr/bin # aplay > > I tried setting: > device = hwplug:0,0 > > And > > device = hw0:0 > > And neither seemed to work. Also, device = default failed as well. > > Thanks again for helping me out. > Phil