It turns out that the speakers that I've got aren't really usb
speakers.  Sorry for the noise on the list.  They actually plug into
the cd output jack, and just use the USB plug for power.

They were very cheap and worth every penny.  After doing more
googling, I'm starting to seriously consider the Yamaha YST-MS55D,
which appears to be a very promising piece of hardware.  Are your
experiences positive with this device so far?

Thanks for taking the time to respond,
-russ

Eric Gillespie <epg@pretzelnet.org> writes:

> Russell McManus <russell_mcmanus@yahoo.com> writes:
> 
> > I've got the USB speakers plugged in, and I have rebooted.
> > There is no info in the dmesg output about uaudio.  There is a
> > sound blaster family card in the laptop, as you can see from
> > this dmesg output:
> 
> The sound blaster is a red herring.  What kind of speaker do you
> have?  I have Yamaha YST-MS55D, first with 1.5 and lately with
> the 1.6 branch.  If you see no reference to uaudio in dmesg,
> either you goofed up the kernel config or your device isn't
> supported.  Can you post your kernel config?
> 
> The following are the only audio-related lines in my config:
> 
> # USB audio
> uaudio*	at uhub? port ? configuration ?
> 
> # Audio support
> audio* at uaudio?
> 
> --  
> Eric Gillespie <*> epg@pretzelnet.org
> 
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