After a recent zypper dup. lancelot@slipstream:~> cat /jet.wav > /dev/dsp ### No sound ### lancelot@slipstream:~> aplay /jet.wav Playing WAVE '/jet.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 11025 Hz, Mono ALSA lib pcm_pulse.c:734:(pulse_prepare) PulseAudio: Unable to create stream: No such entity aplay: set_params:1123: Unable to install hw params: ACCESS: RW_INTERLEAVED FORMAT: U8 SUBFORMAT: STD SAMPLE_BITS: 8 FRAME_BITS: 8 CHANNELS: 1 RATE: 11025 PERIOD_TIME: 125000 PERIOD_SIZE: (1378 1379) PERIOD_BYTES: (1378 1379) PERIODS: 4 BUFFER_TIME: (500045 500046) BUFFER_SIZE: 5513 BUFFER_BYTES: 5513 TICK_TIME: 0 lancelot@slipstream:~> paplay /jet.wav Stream error: No such entity lancelot@slipstream:~> kmix& [1] 7319 lancelot@slipstream:~> paplay /jet.wav Stream error: No such entity [1]+ Done kmix lancelot@slipstream:~> lancelot@slipstream:~/ftp/oct10> ps fax|grep kmix 5476 ? S 0:00 kdeinit4: kmix [kdeinit] -session 1014714ddbd5000128745208400000058930020_1287619627_281959 7377 pts/2 S+ 0:00 | \_ grep kmix lancelot@slipstream:~/ftp/oct10> kill -HUP 5476 lancelot@slipstream:~/ftp/oct10> ps fax|grep kmix 7384 pts/2 S+ 0:00 | \_ grep kmix lancelot@slipstream:~/ftp/oct10> kmix QMetaObject::invokeMethod: No such method KMixApp::loadCommandLineOptionsForNewInstance() lancelot@slipstream:~/ftp/oct10> slipstream:/home/lancelot # rcalsasound restart Shutting down sound driver done Starting sound driver: hda-intel emu10k1 done slipstream:/home/lancelot # aplay /jet.wav Playing WAVE '/jet.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 11025 Hz, Mono That was OK and so is this. lancelot@slipstream:~/ftp/oct10> aplay /jet.wav Playing WAVE '/jet.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 11025 Hz, Mono lancelot@slipstream:~/ftp/oct10> No sound apps work. lancelot@slipstream:~> fuser -v /dev/snd/* USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: lancelot 5585 F.... pulseaudio lancelot 7388 F.... kmix /dev/snd/controlC1: lancelot 5585 F.... pulseaudio lancelot 7388 F.... kmix /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: lancelot 5585 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p: lancelot 5585 F...m pulseaudio kmix is running, but the GUI doesn't appear. lancelot@slipstream:~> cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [SB ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB HDA ATI SB at 0xf7df8000 irq 16 1 [Live ]: EMU10K1 - SB Live! 5.1 [SB0060] SB Live! 5.1 [SB0060] (rev.7, serial:0x80611102) at 0xb880, irq 20 I have shut down opera, firefox, thunderbird and konqueror. kmix doesn't start after doing "rcalsasound restart". slipstream:/home/lancelot # kmix <unknown program name>(8352)/: KUniqueApplication: Cannot find the D-Bus session server: "Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken." <unknown program name>(8351)/: KUniqueApplication: Pipe closed unexpectedly. May be I need to file a bug. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Senior Staff Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org