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<chapter id="sound">
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<title>Troubleshooting sound problems</title>
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<para>&kde; uses the &arts; sound system which is complex and powerful,
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making it difficult for some users to troubleshoot when things go
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wrong. Here are some tips to help you diagnose what it's doing when your
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sound misbehaves :</para>
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<qandaset>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>How can I troubleshoot sound related problems in &kde;?</para>
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</question>
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<answer><para> To check that sound is working independently of &arts;, make
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sure that <command>artsd</command> isn't running and then try playing sound
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through <application>XMMS</application> or another multimedia application
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that isn't a part of &kde;. If that application doesn't play sound, then
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your general sound setup is probably broken and it's not a &kde;
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problem.</para>
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<para>Try playing sound with
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<userinput><command>artsplay</command><option><replaceable>
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/path/to/some/soundfile</replaceable></option></userinput>. Try various
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formats, ogg, mp3 and wav. Any error messages there might be useful in
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pointing you in the right direction.</para>
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<para>Try setting the &arts; output method to <acronym>OSS</acronym>. In the
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&kcontrolcenter; go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Sound & Multimedia</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Sound System</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. On the
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<guilabel>Hardware</guilabel> tab, under <guilabel>Select the audio
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device</guilabel> choose <guilabel>Open Sound System</guilabel>. If you are
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running <acronym>alsa</acronym> this will use the <acronym>OSS</acronym>
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emulation, which may give better or worse results.</para>
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<para>Running <userinput><command>artsd</command><option> -l
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0</option></userinput> from a terminal will give you a lot of debug output,
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some of which might help you to diagnose the problem. Trying this in
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conjunction with using <command>artsplay</command> in a second terminal can give a wealth of information. If an <application>artsd</application> instance is already running, exit it with <userinput><command>artsshell
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</command><parameter>terminate</parameter></userinput></para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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I've upgraded to the latest version of &kde; keeping my old configuration, and my system sounds don't work anymore!</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Assuming you've installed &arts; correctly and you still have the codecs installed your previous &kde; installation needed, chances are this is a small problem with your <filename>knotifyrc</filename>. To confirm this, try creating an entirely new user and seeing if system notifications work under the new account. If they do, try moving your <filename>$<envar>KDEHOME</envar>/share/config/knotifyrc</filename> out of the way for your original user to see if this solves the problem.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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</qandaset>
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</chapter>
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