> Not sure if this will actually help you but I recall thinking my sound
> wasn't working after a recent KDE install. Turned out that it was simply
> installing the desktop without explicit sound assignments for system
> events (so it merely seemed like sound wasn't working, yet no pop up
> errors when KDE first started - not what I was used to with default RH
> installs in times past).
Yeah, I think that's because the bulk of the default notifications sounds
are really annoying :-P
>
> First verify that arts is being started automatically (under control
> center -> sounds/multimedia -> sound system) While there try the "test
> sound" button. Then if everything looks okay go to control center ->
> sounds/multimedia -> system notifications and assign/test specific
> sounds for whatever events you want.
>
> Hope the answer to your problem is this simple :)
>
> VS
Also make sure if you're going to use non-ARTS apps, you do 2 things:
sysctl hw.snd.pcm0.vchans=4
This allows 4 virtual pcm channels on your soundcard labled as /dev/dsp0.0
through /dev/dsp0.3
Next, set arts to use /dev/dsp0.3 by going to the kde Control Center, then
to "Sound and Multimedia" then to "Sound System." Click on the "Sound I/O"
tab, then click "Use custom sound device" (check the check-box), and then
fill in /dev/dsp0.3 in the blank. This will allow artsd to keep control of
the sound card for as long as it wants, but will still allow non-kde apps
that don't know about ARTS to use the soundcard.
Ken
> On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 03:13:33 -0400
> Kosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > I've been using FreeBSD since 4.6 and I just recently upgraded to 5.1
> > and got curious to see if FreeBSD would support my sound
> > card (Sound Blaster 16) I recompiled the kernel after adding in "device
> > pcm" in the CUSTOM kernel I first created. I will
> > get sound now if I play a CD, however, in KDE (Which is my GUI) None of
> > the system sounds will play.
> > Anyone know if this is a KDE oddity or just a bad setting or two (KDE
> > is KDE 3.1 all default settings, including autodetect
> > for the sound)
> >
> >
> > - Dave -
> >
> >
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