Version: 2.8.1 (using KDE KDE 3.4.2) Installed from: FreeBSD Ports Compiler: cc (GCC) 3.4.2 [FreeBSD] 20040728 OS: FreeBSD I've ugraded KDE 3.4.1 to 3.4.2 from packages. It seems that now some part isn't working (Arts, Akode or other), because I get no sound when playing something with Noatun. `mplayer -ao arts somefile.mp3` works OK, I think that's because MPlayer decodes MP3 itself and just sends a stream to Arts. Here's Arts running with -l 0 and Snoop Dogg playing in MPlayer: UnixManager: got notifyIO socketconnection created, fd = 9 incoming stream, parameters: rate=44100, 16 bit, 2 channels creating packet receiver <playing...> detach incoming stream client disconnected: dropped one object reference job finished And what if I'll try to play the same MP3 with Noatun: search playobject, mimetype = audio/x-mp3 creating akodeMPEGPlayObject to play file akode: opening /home/shirshegsm/Muzika/Snoop_Dogg_-_Doggy_Stuff/09_Snoop_Dogg_and_Dr._Dre_-_Doggy_Stuff_-_Nuthin'_But_A_G'th.mp3 akode: streamInit akode: streamStart findPort(left) have 3 ports done result 10 connect port left to inleft findPort(right) have 3 ports done result 10 connect port right to inright akode: play akode: play (The previous message was repeated 1 times.) akode: readFrame <playing, but no sound...> akode: readFrame (The previous message was repeated 1185 times.) akode: halt akode: streamEnd akode: unload It seems that Akode should decode a filename sent to Arts, but it doesn't :-(. Same problem with OGG files. Tried recompiling Arts/KDEMultimedia/Akode, but no success. -- kde-freebsd thread: http://frontrangebsd.org/pipermail/kde-freebsd/2005-August/011341.html
Confirmed on FreeBSD.
Noatun does not decod anything, the current version it simply uses artsd for playback. That leaves you with arts or akode being faulty.
Additional datapoint: Kaboodle works fine.
Try disabling software volume control in noatun (i.e. tick the "use hardware volume control" checkbox) and make sure the equalizer is off. I think there's some faulty code in both arts modules that can result in complete silence. I also had problems with the pitch module on my laptop which were fixed simply by upgrading to a newer kde although the code for pitch probably didn't change in between (maybe it contains asm code that breaks with certain gcc optimizations)
Brilliant guess - that works.
Reported as works by one.