Version: 1.3.1 (using KDE 4.4.2) OS: Linux When I configure a notification event to play a sound, the sound is not played when the event happens. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Click on "Settings" Click on "Configure Notifications" Click on "New message -- New message arrived in a channel." Check the box next to "Play a sound". Click on the file-selection icon. Click on /usr/share/sounds/KDE-Im-Low-Priority-Message.ogg Click on "OK" Also select the checkbox next to "Show a message in a popup" Click on "OK" Visit a busy channel, such as #linux on irc.freenode.net Actual Results: When new messages arrive in the channel, popup messages are displayed, but no sounds are played. Expected Results: The selected sound should be played. Running Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) with the following /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick main restricted deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates main restricted deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick universe deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick universe deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates universe deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates universe deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted universe multiverse deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted universe multiverse deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick-security main restricted universe multiverse deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick-security main restricted universe multiverse deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu maverick main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu maverick main
This is most likely some sort of problem with your Phonon setup. Does sound work in other Phonon apps?
Continued on IRC - this is not app-specific, and works here, so closing.