Re: [arch-general] Why does my sound work sometimes & not others?

       When I first start arch and start kde, everything is fine. However, if I log out and then back it, most times the sound is gone -- dead. The sound will not start again until I reboot. Anybody got any ideas on what to check or what to keep a watch out for? Also, any ideas on how to bring the sound back once it dies without having to reboot?

Do a "lsof /dev/snd/* /dev/dsp*" as root to see if something holds your sound-card open. I must say, pulseaudio works very good for me these days (BTW I run it as a system service) so I don't have any problems with sound any more. -- damjan