tried that as well. currently running arts-2.1.2-4mdk (latest release). the funny thing here is this: I run gnome, xfce, afterstep and all the others with no problems. only KDE has this problem. There is also a broken link in /dev for the arts device (the specified file does not exist under /proc where the link points to). I've seen this on other machines here but don't get the same problem that I am encountering on my specific box. could be a hardware fault, but I am using an identical card to the ones in other boxes here (Vibra16 PnP ISA card). Technomage Hawke Blake Barnett wrote: > > What version of artsd are you running? Some early versions had the same > behavior. Try updating the arts packages. > > * Blake > -- I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own - No. 6