On 14 Aug, 2006, at 2:35 PM, Walter Lenk wrote: > Recently I have started having problems with the SOUND Command on > my primary computer (machine #1 in the list below) My main box is also a 20" 2.1GHz iMac G5, and the installation of 10.4.7 a while back diddled all my USB-to-serial adaptors (Keyspans). The first fix was to restore the beast to 10.4.6 via Carbon Copy Cloner (which has proved to be a lifesaver!), and the second was to get a wad of new drivers for the Keyspans. All this is by way of saying that something deep in the heart of 10.4.7 had an odd (to say the least) side effect. Might this be something to check? -- Ted Spencer -- It is, often, not enough to hurry. It is also necessary to leave on time.