This sound problem on Unix is definitely a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), so I just updated the Squeak FAQ item "What to do if Squeak crashes or freezes" to include something about it.

See http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/2168

I created this FAQ item awhile ago to include some general answers about what to do if Squeak appears to crash or freeze. (complete with as many intra-Swiki links as I could manage :) )  It tries to cover what to do in the event of a:

1. Crash
2. Freeze
3. Pre-debug window appearing
4. Emergency Evaluator appearing

Feel free to update it if I've left anything out.

- Doug Way
  dway at riskmetrics.com


Ned Konz wrote:
> 
> On Friday 14 December 2001 02:38 pm, Mike O'Brien wrote:
> > On my Solaris box, running SunOS 5.8, I have an odd
> > problem: using the halo "Close" button throws the VM into a
> > spin loop.  This doesn't happen on a Mac, I find, but on
> > my box, under 2.4c, 3.0, and 3.1, only the title box 'X'
> > button can be used to close a window.  The halo close button
> > on a morphic window invariably spins the VM.
> >
> >       I sent Ian Piumarta a note on this, but I wanted to
> > find out from the community if anyone else has noticed this, or
> > if it's just me.
> 
> Do you have sound disabled?
> 
> --
> Ned Konz
> currently: Stanwood, WA
> email:     ned at bike-nomad.com
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