RE: mplayer does not work

["Lan User" <obecalp@ameritech.net>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alvin Smith [mailto:email@alvinsmith.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 4:31 PM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: mplayer does not work
> 
> I am running Sid.  
> 
> Recently mplayer and saytime stopped working when KDE is 
> running.  I use GDM, so after I log out saytime begins to 
> spew forth a jumble of words and numbers.  While KDE is 
> running, if you open a console window and type in "mplayer 
> foo.ogg", nothing happens.  The same with saytime.  You have 
> to Ctrl-C to escape.  But it all works under Gnome, or when 
> KDE is not running.
> 
> KDE version 3.3.2
> Kernel 2.6.8-1-686
> 
> KDE system sounds work.
> XMMS does not work.
> Kaffeine works.
> 
> How do I troubleshoot?
> 
> Thanks.
> --
> Alvin Smith

Try shutting off the KDE sound server.