Have you tried telling KDE not to start aRts? Go into the KDE control panel under sound server and uncheck that option, then restart KDE/X and see if that fixes it.
-- Trevor Lauder Web: http://www.thelauders.net E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Fitton said: > Hi, > When I open Real Player8 up, it immediately pops up a windown stating > that it "Cannot open the device. Another application may be using it" > When I click on the "More Info" button it just exits from the warning > screen. I am fairly new with linux, and not sure what information you > may need to troubleshoot with. > > The version of R/P is 8.0.3.421 running under the standard version KDE > (2.? I think) that comes with Mandrake 8.2. > I have no problems with xmms or mplayer or the regular systems sounds. I > have looked for information on this and am having a tough time finding > anything. > > Thanks for your time > --Mike
