S.10 + K 2.6.7 -> SOUND: ALSA OK, KDE ARTs - NO GO. Where to look?

Updated: (see post 3 bellow)

SYSTEM:
Slackware 10, with only one mod - 2.6.7 from kernel.org
ALSA compiled WITH kernel. OSS disabled in kernel.
Use KDE that came with stock Slack10 (3.2 i think)
Hotplug on, ALSA - modules.

PROBLEM:
No sounds through ARTs . (no KDE system sounds/notifications)

ALSA works. Soundcard detected in alsaconf, alsamixer sees card and shows/controls volumes. In fact, I am listening to XMMS through ALSA plugin right now - no probs.

QUESTION:
Where can I find logs/info on what is actually borking in ARTs?

ADDITNL INFO:
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dd@kasper2$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
...
snd_pcm_oss 50024 0
snd_mixer_oss 17664 1 snd_pcm_oss
...
snd_ens1371 19976 4
snd_rawmidi 20260 1 snd_ens1371
snd_seq_device 6600 1 snd_rawmidi
snd_pcm 86120 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ens1371
snd_page_alloc 9032 1 snd_pcm
snd_timer 21284 1 snd_pcm
snd_ac97_codec 67076 1 snd_ens1371
snd 47844 15 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_ens1371,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_ac97_codec
soundcore 7328 1 snd
evdev 7264 0
...
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dd@kasper2:/var/log/packages$ ls ar*
arts-1.2.3-i486-1

dd@kasper2:/var/log/packages$ ls kde*
kde-i18n-ru-3.2.3-noarch-1 kdeadmin-3.2.3-i486-1 kdegraphics-3.2.3-i486-1 kdemultimedia-3.2.3-i486-1 kdesdk-3.2.3-i486-1
kdeaccessibility-3.2.3-i486-1 kdeartwork-3.2.3-i486-1 kdelibs-3.2.3-i486-1 kdenetwork-3.2.3-i486-1 kdetoys-3.2.3-i486-1
kdeaddons-3.2.3-i486-1 kdebase-3.2.3-i486-1 kdelinks-1.3-noarch-1 kdepim-3.2.3-i486-1 kdeutils-3.2.3-i486-1
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take a look at that post http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=201869

After post #1, found a /opt/kde/bin/artscontrol.

1. Upon execution of artscontrol, it was complaining about missing "libesd" (Y the hell does KDE requre esound?)
2. Installed esound*.tgz from the CD.

Now aRts can play Wav files, but crashes on OGG and MP3.

I thought the codecs are missing and did
cd1:/slackware/l/$ installpkg *.tgz // i.e. installed all libraries from the L folder.

Still the same problem - aRts can play Wav files, but crashes on OGG and MP3.

What else do I have to install?

ADDNL INFO:

===== Message aRts gives upon crash (*.ogg)============================

(no debugging symbols found)...Using host libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...0x40555497 in waitpid () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#0 0x40555497 in waitpid () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#1 0x08065b1d in virtual thunk to Arts::SampleStorageEntry_skel::~SampleStorageEntry_skel() ()
#2 0x0000091a in ?? ()
#3 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#4 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#5 0x404211ba in Arts::ObjectManager::create ()
from /opt/kde/lib/libmcop.so.1
#6 0x40553be5 in pthread_barrierattr_setpshared () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#7 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#8 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#9 0x0000007b in ?? ()
#10 0xc010007b in ?? ()
#11 0x0806c66f in typeinfo name for Arts::TimeNotify ()
#12 0x00000026 in ?? ()
#13 0xbfffd098 in ?? ()
#14 0xbfffd080 in ?? ()
#15 0x400c47e4 in ?? () from /opt/kde/lib/libkmedia2_idl.so.1
#16 0x00000001 in ?? ()
#17 0x00000001 in ?? ()
#18 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#19 0x0000000e in ?? ()
#20 0x00000004 in ?? ()
#21 0x400a0a48 in Arts::PlayObject_base::_create ()
from /opt/kde/lib/libkmedia2_idl.so.1

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