Justin Mann wrote:
> Hello,
> I've just run across the plug ist while searching for a work around to a 
> problem that I'm having with any flavor of Linux.  I currently run a 
> dell dementione-521, and I can't get ubuntu, or fedora to recognize my 
> soundcard, which is a 64 bit xfi sound card.  Are there any work around? 

Doesn't look like it.  Scroll down to the xfi entry:

http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/index.php?vendor=vendor-Creative_Labs#matrix

Also, see the news on this page, dated April 30th:

http://opensource.creative.com/

Does the card emulate some lower quality or "generic" interface?

Alan