> Then there's always Knoppix. If you can boot Knoppix and get sound, > there has to be a way to get it to work in other distributions! (Which > gives me an idea -- I could install the SoundBlaster in another computer > and see what Knoppix does...) I had been using Knoppix all along, but had been talked into Ubuntu, and was hoping it would support the Cirrus logic cs4236 chip set. Later today I received and answer to my post on the Knoppix site. Turns out it has alsa built into it. I just had to run alsaconf, and tell it to probe for isa sound cards. It found and configured my sound card, so I'm back on the Knoppix band wagon again:)