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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: sound server fatal error in 2.2release
From:       "F () lk Brettschneider" <gigafalk () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2001-08-01 13:48:37
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Hi Stefan,

"F@lk Brettschneider" wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Stefan Westerfeld wrote:
> >
> >    Hi!
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 07:17:11AM -0700, Falk Brettschneider wrote:
> > > I haven't got a sound card on one of my machines.
> > > After a total CVS rebuild + reinstallation + deletion
> > > of all temp. files I got this message on KDE login:
> > >
> > > "Sound Server fatal error"
> > > "Error while initializing sound driver. /dev/dsp can't
> > > be opened (no such device)"
> > >
> > > Maybe a showstopper.
> >
> > Well, I consider it pretty harmless. If you have no soundcard, then the
> > default settings, which are
> >
> >  - start artsd on KDE startup
> >  - show artsd errors with message boxes
> >
> > are simply wrong for you, and I think the user can be expected to use
> > kcontrol to turn off artsd (which is not very useful without soundcard
> > anyway).
> >
> > That it didn't occur with previous versions of KDE is due to the fact that
> > we had no end-user-visible error reporting at all, but I think it is good
> > that this changed. The error message you mention should be able to help
> > somebody who has a soundcard and who wants system notifications to get an
> > idea why it doesn't work (artsd can't know whether you have misconfigured
> > your kernel, or whether you really have no soundcard).
> >
> > So, if anything, I could imagine that to make this easier to the user, I
> > could imagine that the dialog which displays the error message could also
> > offer to go to the artsd configuration in further releases of KDE. That way,
> > if you don't have a soundcard turning off artsd would only be three clicks
> > away.
> >
> > But as this requires translations, it's a post-2.2-issue.
> No it's very annoying to get error messages about sound stuff when I
> have not got such a card at all. Please fix it for the 2.2 release.
> Or do you want to get driver error messages about missing TV cards,
> VideoCards at KDE login although you haven't got them? :)
Or at least provide a "Never ask me again" checkbox in the messagebox! A
common user don't want to search the whole KControl for the proper sound
server switch off which isn't very user-friendly.

Cheers,
F@lk

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