Ok I've managed to get sound going in kde using the modification to the startkde file: New information since then : A reminder that i'm using the via82cxxx ac97 audio chip on board and kcontrol fails to give any information under the "information -> sound" entry since the install has changed from alsa to oss/lite drivers. Sound works in other x-apps if the artsd is disabled - but the sound is played too fast; it is played as though it is 44100 sample rates through a 48000 playback. This occurs with virtually all apps. Artsd also makes the same mistake but if I start it manually with the -s 48000 option it works at the correct rate. Artsd however will only play about five sounds, using as much cpu time as it can for about thirty seconds and then fails to produce any further sound and no more cpu time either (this is regardless of whether it starts automatically or if I start it manually). I suspect there is some problem with the generic oss/lite drivers for this card and still wonder if alsa shouldn't be used by default for it. Thanks, Con. > > The way to gain sounds in KDE is to look for a line in /usr/bin/startkde > > that begins: > > LD_BIND_NOW=kinit +kpanel ... kwrite > > and change it to: LD_BIND_NOW=kinit +kpanel ... +knotify kwrite > > > > The ellipses are not actually on the line, they are just indicating that > > you add the word "+knotify" before the next-to-last word of the line > > without changing anything else. > > >Thanks - that solved the problem here. >-- >K. Danna > thanks for this info too. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
