xmms arts_init error

[possumpuss]

hi this is a problem i posted in the windows manager section, but upon doing further research, it turns out to be an xmms problem and not a bb problem - so i'm posting this question here - sorry if that's not exactly kosher.

i upgraded my kernel to 2.4.6, all of a sudden i can't receive http:// streams in blackbox. when i try to play a streaming radio station, i get the message
arts_init error: can't connect to aRts soundserver

my .xinitrc includes the lines
kwmsound &
kaudioserver &
etc.

xmms/streaming audio was working fine before the kernel upgrade. and this is important - it works with the new kernel when i am in kde?

when i switch xmms/options to use oss instead of aRts soundserver, i get sound, but it sounds like the damn CHIPMUNKS...

any suggestions? is there a way i can configure oss possibly to get the proper speed?

thanks again
possum

[xhadow]

whats your soundcard?
I can't use arts with my Yamaha 744
and so I end up to install ALSA modules to be able to use arts

[possumpuss]

creative labs soundblaster 64 pci -
this isn't a hardware thing, because i can get http:// streaming audio in kde, just not in blackbox. also, when i switch xmms to use oss soundserver instead of arts, it works - although, http:// streams sound sped up, like the chipmunks. it's weird, i reinstalled one of my boxes, and this problem went away, except i can't reinstall this particular machine...