paplay cannot open mp3 files, but you could e g try paplay /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/stereo/desktop-login.ogg
As for the speaker-test (or rather alsa-plugins) problem, that sounds strange, but I know there has been some multiarch updates to that package lately. Maybe an update will help? As for the root cause, if paplay succeeds, chances are that you are helped by a patch I made this morning. I *think* Dolphin/phonon uses gstreamer internally, but not completely sure. Thanks for helping out! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/825709 Title: Choppy sound in Oneiric after latest pulseaudio update To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/825709/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs