AllenJB wrote: > Amarok (amarokapp) displays the following message when sound stops > playing (there's nothing more useful on the console output): > Audio output unavailable; the device is busy. > xine parameters: I've seen this in Amarok myself, and I suspect it could actually be at the Amarok end. It usually happens for me when there is a track transition (not every time but that's when the error strikes). It seems to happen more with live streams from e.g. shoutcast etc. Can you replicate with e.g. mplayer? Col