Version:           3.3.2 (using KDE KDE 3.3.2)
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages
OS:                Linux

We can see some Arts init debug, I don't use Artsd, kde sound system is disabled here.

here is the debug trace :

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Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1".
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`system-supplied DSO at 0xffffe000' has disappeared; keeping its symbols.
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[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread -1225698656 (LWP 2965)]
[KCrash handler]
#3  0xb6580341 in Arts::StartupManager::startup () from /usr/lib/libmcop.so.1
#4  0xb6565ff4 in Arts::Dispatcher::Dispatcher () from /usr/lib/libmcop.so.1
#5  0xb6943c95 in arts_backend_init () from /usr/lib/libartscbackend.so.0
#6  0xb7ff6756 in arts_init () from /usr/lib/libartsc.so.0
#7  0xb7ffbfec in open () from /usr/lib/libartsdsp.so.0
#8  0xb6d40517 in PlatformSoundMix::UnlockAudioCallback ()
   from /home/pitfall/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#9  0xb6d406da in UnixSoundOSS::Open ()
   from /home/pitfall/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#10 0xb6d3fcda in PlatformSoundMix::OpenDevice ()
   from /home/pitfall/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#11 0xb6d3f8fa in PlatformSoundMix::PlatformConstruct ()
   from /home/pitfall/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#12 0xb6c98231 in CoreSoundMix::Construct ()
   from /home/pitfall/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#13 0xb6cf4c44 in CoreGlobals::Init ()
   from /home/pitfall/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#14 0xb6cb8d7b in CorePlayer::CorePlayer ()
   from /home/pitfall/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#15 0xb6d07252 in UnixCommonPlayer::UnixCommonPlayer ()
   from /home/pitfall/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#16 0xb6d49db1 in PlatformPlayer::PlatformPlayer ()
   from /home/pitfall/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#17 0xb6d4fde3 in NPP_New ()
   from /home/pitfall/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#18 0xb6d4e51a in Private_New ()
   from /home/pitfall/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#19 0x080585d2 in NSPluginClass::newInstance ()
#20 0x0805cef4 in NSPluginClassIface::process ()
#21 0xb774335e in DCOPClient::receive () from /usr/lib/libDCOP.so.4
#22 0xb773c487 in DCOPClient::processPostedMessagesInternal ()
   from /usr/lib/libDCOP.so.4
#23 0xb773be10 in DCOPClient::handleAsyncReply () from /usr/lib/libDCOP.so.4
#24 0xb774e8b6 in KDE_IceProcessMessages () from /usr/lib/libDCOP.so.4
#25 0xb7744ec7 in DCOPClient::processSocketData () from /usr/lib/libDCOP.so.4
#26 0xb7746637 in DCOPClient::qt_invoke () from /usr/lib/libDCOP.so.4
#27 0xb724252c in QObject::activate_signal () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#28 0xb724268d in QObject::activate_signal () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#29 0xb7580eb2 in QSocketNotifier::activated () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#30 0xb725ecd0 in QSocketNotifier::event () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#31 0xb71e5bcf in QApplication::internalNotify () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#32 0xb71e51ce in QApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#33 0xb7805e03 in KApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#34 0xb71d55da in QEventLoop::activateSocketNotifiers ()
   from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#35 0x0805be58 in QXtEventLoop::processEvents ()
#36 0xb71f7f28 in QEventLoop::enterLoop () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#37 0xb71f7dd8 in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#38 0xb71e5e21 in QApplication::exec () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#39 0x0805b15c in main ()