I found a web page describing the problem and a work around. http://www.4front-tech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3324#p13408
This is a bug with ubuntu karmic, and not gnome in general apparently. -- Waiting for sound system to respond https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/400973 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
