> Why would the sound server be activated, knowing full well that to use > gmfsk and any other sound card app, that the server needs to be disabled. > > Ed W3NR > Hi Ed, Well, for all the machines I have tested, the default combination of artsd and alsa has worked fine. Shutting down the sound server could mean that something will completely lock the sound card for its own use (kde perhaps). I wonder if shutting down the sound server helped here ? 73 de Per, sm0rwo