On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 21:11 -0500, David A. De Graaf wrote: > I've spent several days trying without success to start the pulseaudio > daemon. No amount of googling has given me a clue how to defeat these > error messages. > > So, without submitting to the gnome monster, I have no sound. > This is certainly a showstopper for me and is blocking any further > Fedora 8 installations. > > Suggestions how to start the pulseaudio daemon outside of gnome are > most welcome, especially those tested and verified to work. Something screwing up your sound system is kinda like someone putting mustard on pork BBQ. You just gotta say something to stop 'em. Especially in NC. <chuckles> Formerly from NC and awaiting the FC8 re-spin. Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================