When logging into KDE I see the following message. Not all the time.
Sound server informational message:
Error while initializing the sound driver
device /dev/dsp can't be opened (permission denied)
The sound server will continue, using the null output device.
As root, do: chmod 666 /dev/dsp chmod 666 /dev/dsp1 chmod 666 /dev/mixer
This has helped me out several times...
Paul
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