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On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 root@bofh.bg wrote:

> I have problems with my  5.1-Release and 5.1-STABLE boxes:
> they freeze if I play anything different from audio CDs.
> The cards are ESS 1938, options pcm is in the kernel.
> If I try to run xmms/mpg123/KDE or any other application related
> with artsd/esound/audiofile, the machines freeze, leaving not
> a single chance to escape to shell and kill the process.

Is anything printed on the console (or the first vty)?

> Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant >
> Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/    >