Majors, Jason wrote: >>~$ /etc/init.d/alsa-utils stop >>~$ rm /var/lib/alsa/asound.state >>~$ /etc/init.d/alsa-utils start > > Thanks. It works! > Nice to hear that it works. Now I have a question for those with better knowledge of alsa: Why do I have to do this? What does asound.state have in it that makes the sound muted before deleting it? Is it that alsaconf is not able to update asound.state and the sound remains muted? Thanks, /ks