On Friday January 28, 2005 12:49 pm, viraj ambetkar wrote: > Thanks Paul, > > I followed the steps mentioned in the FAQ. It was stupid of me to not > do so in the first place. Well interestingly, XMMS is still unable to > play the file using KDE 3.3, while I play any MP3, it gives an error > saying "Can't play audio" and adds some errors about the soundcard, > correct output plugin, etc. I am able to hear the system sounds and > also play audio CDs fine with KsCD. I am also unable to play MP3s > with Noatun. > > I logged in with Gnome 2,8 and whoa, XMMS can easily play the same > files without errors! I log in with KDE again and same problems! > > Can anyone explain what might be the issue? You probably have an output plugin that conflicts with artsd. Go into the Options->Preferences->Audio I/O PlugIns area and at the bottom you should see "Output Plugin". Select arts and see if that takes care of it for you. -- Brian Ashe - CTO Dee-Web Software Services, LLC. http://www.dee-web.com/
