I added the user (myself) to the systemgroup 'audio'. I think it's not the best idea but it works... ;-) If anyone has a better idea solving this problem, please let me know. Bye, Sven Patrick Kirk wrote: > Hi all, I want to elegance of E with the usefulness of GNOME. But when I try > to start GNOME from an eterm, I get this... $ panel > /dev/dsp: Permission denied Anyone seen it before? Help please. Patrick