Hello SuSE people Running 8.2, KDE 3.2.3 and arts 1.2.3 Have written several messages to this list (under different headers) for the past couple of months at least trying to sort this out. I continually get the message "couldn't open audio device" Example: I can have a playlist of CD tracks and mp3's in xmms. The CD tracks will play fine. When it comes to an mp3 which is next in the playlist I get that message FYI, I have gone into the KDE control center and have tried to disable arts or alter the time it should run. No change. arts does what it wants to do. I continue to have this problem no matter what I do. Have followed the advice of many and still cannot solve the problem. My conclusion was that I have a flaky arts. Went and searched/found an rpm that duplicates what is installed. (No newer version that I know of) and downloaded it. Had to "force" it because I already had that version. No change! Maybe it is the soundcard? (Soundblaster -Ensoniq Audio PCI ENS 1370) I am at my wit's end to solve this problem. I will do any and/or crazy suggestions or supply any info requested to make this problem go away. Thanks for any or all help. Bob S.