> Though I didn't change anything on purpose; just the usual upgrades, I > lost my sound a few days ago. > Only today is the time to check it: > > esd doesn't start any longer (it always did): > > $ esd & > [1] 28425 > $ /dev/dsp: No such device Can you show the output of: ls -ldL /dev/dsp Maybe it's just the symlink /dev/dsp has been redirected somewhere? Alexis