Hi, I am still fighting problem with sound output from xmms on SuSE 9.3 (other programs MPlayer, Xine, VLC, Juk, working OK). Please note I HAVE installed MP3 support for xmms - xmm-lib-mad. This is error message in console: ** WARNING **: alsa_get_mixer(): Attaching to mixer hw:0 failed: Permission denied ALSA lib confmisc.c:560:(snd_determine_driver) could not open control for card 0 ALSA lib conf.c:3477:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: Permission denied ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings ALSA lib conf.c:3477:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: Permission denied ALSA lib confmisc.c:955:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name ALSA lib conf.c:3477:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: Permission denied ALSA lib conf.c:3946:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: Permission denied ALSA lib pcm.c:2070:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default ** WARNING **: alsa_setup(): Failed to open pcm device (default): Permission denied ----------------------------------------------- This is message I have posted before. Just installed 9.3 and encountered strange problem. I know that many people had sound problem on 9.3, but in my case sound DO work (in kaffeine, juk, KDE, etc.). It does not work ONLY in xmms. Error message thrown by xmms explains that either sound card not configured properly (however, it does), either other program is blocking soundcard (it does not) either no correct output plugin selected (I have automatic detection, manual selection of alsa do not cure problem, too) Please note I have xmms-lib-mad installed. It seems I do not understand something in sound architecture. Anyone can help me with that problem? Thanks in advance for any suggestion(s). ************************************************ *** with best regards *** Andrei Verovski (aka MacGuru) *** Mac, Linux, DTP, Programming Web Site *** *** http://snow.prohosting.com/guru4mac/ ************************************************