I don't remember whether this (gx62b) is one of the first two 13.1b1 hosts I noticed sound not working on, or whether it's a fifth. It's newer than gx270 and t2240, and easier to access, so I expect I will try to limit further activity in this thread to using only it as much as possible at least until some kind of progress figuring out the obstacle appears. Most data: http://fm.no-ip.com/Tmp/SUSE/gx62b-os131b1-tst2000.txt Output from kcmshell4 phonon: http://fm.no-ip.com/Tmp/SUSE/kcm-phonon-gx62b-tst2000.txt WRT "main libvlc error: No plugins found! Check your VLC installation." contained there, zypper se -s plug | grep vlc produces nothing, so I have no idea what its problem could be. This is the first in thread where I used a regular user instead of root, thinking maybe the problem could have something to do with VLC being denied run access absent a bunch of extra hoop jumping to do so. It didn't help. Note the data is before installing VLC and its 4 or so extra deps over what vlc-noX requires, with only vlx-noX, phonon-backend-vlc and their deps installed. I tried again after installing VLC, but it didn't help. Still YaST2 can produce sound, but on this host, kcmshell4 phonon's #2 tab is for backend. There is no tab that provides an opportunity to test sound, even if done logged in as root. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org