On Wednesday 13 May 2009 03:37:26 David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. wrote: > Listmates, > > I have the most atavistic sound known to mankind on my laptop running > arch. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. The card specs are: > <snip> > > When I first start arch and start kde, everything is fine. However, if I > log out and then back it, most times the sound is gone -- dead. The sound > will not start again until I reboot. Anybody got any ideas on what to check > or what to keep a watch out for? Also, any ideas on how to bring the sound > back once it dies without having to reboot? > > Thanks for any help you can provide. I always hated chasing sound > problems. I just logged out and logged back in to test and ... sound is gone again. However, on the up side, kdm didn't crash on logout:-) Any hints would be appreciated. Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com