sound system works, but system sounds don't

[James Richard Tyrer]

Alexandre Courbot wrote:
>>checking the sound system in KDE's control center (sound sytem/testing sound)
>>works, but on selecting ans testing any ogg-file in the system messages
>>module there's nothing to hear. Any suggestions?
> 
> 
> I have the same problem on one of my KDE installations (which are all
> the same, I really don't understand why it doesn't work there). To
> workaround this, I set the default player program in the system
> notification tab of the control panel to "artsplay", and I get the
> sounds. Not as nifty as if KDE did connect itself to arts to play the
> sounds, but at least it works.
> 
> I don't understand neither why the "testing sound" button works and
> not the sound notifications.

If your test sound button works and ONLY the system notification sounds don't 
work, it is probable that your:

	$HOME/.kde/share/config/knotify*

files are screwed.  Delete them and it should work.

--
JRT
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