Re: mplayer does not work

[Alvin Smith <email@alvinsmith.com>]

On Thursday 10 February 2005 05:38 pm, Lan User wrote:
> > -----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.

With the KDE sound system disabled saytime and mplayer work while KDE is 
running, but KDE system sounds and notifications do not.

-- 
Alvin Smith