So do I understand correctly, that FireWire support in Linux comes only with compiling the kernel with specific add-ons? Can someone with no desire to program use FireWire? I'm also having the "no sound" problem, but I'll browse through some of the other thousands of posts with that subject first. :) Thanks! -Chuckk -- "Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." -Theodore Roosevelt