I have compiled pnp, sound, awe32 and 100% SB Compatible support into my kernel (monolithic, no modules). Sound works, sort of. chmod 666 /dev/dsp and /dev/mixer However when playing something like Enya with XMMS using ESD it sounds like a helicopter is in the background. Don't know why and can't seem to find help with this anywhere. Anything would be appreciated at this point. Jeff