When I start a KDE session, I never have sound. If I run /etc/init.d/alsa start, it doesn't help. If I run alsaconf, my sound is restored. However, if I log off and back on, it's gone. If I run alsaconf from a console outside KDE, then log in, there's no sound. artsd starts up right at the beginning of the KDE session - apparently successfully. /dev/dsp has rw permissions for group audio, and I'm in the group. I'm stumped... -- derek