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List:       mandrake-newbie
Subject:    Re: [newbie] BIG trouble
From:       Anne Wilson <CAnneWilson () tiscali ! co ! uk>
Date:       2002-06-30 14:30:06
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On Sunday 30 Jun 2002 12:12 pm, you wrote:
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> > I'm still having problems with my sound - the startup sound arrives
> > minutes or hours after startup - and sure enough aRts was taking a slice
> > of CPU and memory.  I used the hang-up (this in Process Management) and
> > got a crash message, though it wasn't clear just what had gone.  Anyway,
> > aRts disappeared, so I'm waiting to see if the sound problem improves. 
> > I'm assuming that I've got a cumulative problem, with a process never
> > completing.
> >
> > Anne
> >
> > I've just logged out and back in - and the sound's fine!
> > Multiple problems solved in one! :-)
>
> Spoke too soon.
>
> I had to boot Win98 this morning.  Returned immediately to MK but have not
> had any sound since.  Process Management shows artsd as running.
>
> When I 'hung up' before, it gave an error message about noatun crashing. 
> Is this related?  noatun seems to have started at boot-up.
>
> This is getting depressing.
>
> Anne

More info -

aRts Control - Status gives the following report:

Artsd should run with realtime scheduling, but it does not (is artswrapper 
suid root?).

The aRts sound daemon will not autosuspend right now since there are active 
modeles.

Does this help pinpoint the problem?

Anne



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