Obligatory system information: FreeBSD rcn.com 5.2.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE #0: Mon Feb 23 20:45:55 GMT 2004 root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 This is the only useful information I could gather from 'dmesg': Preloaded elf module "/boot/kernel/snd_ess.ko" at 0xc0a0e0cc. sbc0: <ESS ES1869 (Compaq OEM)> at port 0x330-0x331,0x388-0x38b,0x220-0x22f pcm0: <ESS 18xx DSP> on sbc0 My problem is that sound, primarily system notification, are usually not reproduced correctly. In fact, they are usually quite distorted. I have tried all sorts of different configurations, but without success. I have the latest versions of "KDE" and "X" installed. I am running these on an older Compaq Presario 5140 computer with an on-board video chip - ESS1869. Occasionally the sound will play correctly, but not often. In fact, it can change right in the middle of a session. I would appreciate any assistance that someone can afford me. Thanks! Gerard Seibert gerard-seibert@xxxxxxx ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.