diff --git a/evoke/Crash.cpp b/evoke/Crash.cpp
index 6b18479..c870240 100644
--- a/evoke/Crash.cpp
+++ b/evoke/Crash.cpp
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
 #include "icons/core.xpm"
 #include "Crash.h"
 #include "Spawn.h"
+
 #include <FL/Fl.h>
 #include <FL/Fl_Pixmap.h>
-#include <edelib/Nls.h>
 
-#include <stdio.h> // snprintf
+#include <edelib/Nls.h>
+#include <edelib/File.h>
+#include <edelib/Directory.h>
 
 #define DIALOG_W 380
 #define DIALOG_H 130 
@@ -90,8 +92,50 @@ void CrashDialog::show_details(void) {
 
 		if(!trace_loaded) {
 			trace_buff->remove(0, trace_buff->length());
-			spawn_backtrace(cmd.c_str(), "core", "/tmp/gdb_output", "/tmp/gdb_script");
-			trace_buff->appendfile("/tmp/gdb_output");
+	
+			edelib::String gdb_path = edelib::file_path("gdb");
+			if(gdb_path.empty()) {
+				trace_buff->append(_("Unable to load gdb. Is it installed ?"));
+				trace_loaded = 0;
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// check if we can write in /tmp; if not, try with $HOME
+			edelib::String dir = "/tmp";
+			if(!edelib::dir_writeable(dir.c_str())) {
+				dir = edelib::dir_home();
+
+				if(!edelib::dir_writeable(dir.c_str())) {
+					trace_buff->append(_("Don't have permissions to write either to /tmp or $HOME"));
+					trace_loaded = 0;
+					return;
+				}
+			}
+
+			edelib::String gdb_output, gdb_script;
+			gdb_output = gdb_script = dir;
+			gdb_output += "/.gdb_output";
+			gdb_script += "/.gdb_script";
+			const char* core_file = "core";
+
+			if(spawn_backtrace(gdb_path.c_str(), cmd.c_str(), core_file, gdb_output.c_str(), gdb_script.c_str()) == -1) {
+				trace_buff->append(_("Unable to properly execute gdb"));
+				trace_loaded = 0;
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if(!edelib::file_exists(gdb_output.c_str())) {
+				trace_buff->append(_("Strange, can't find gdb output that I was just wrote to"));
+				trace_loaded = 0;
+				return;
+			}
+
+			trace_buff->appendfile(gdb_output.c_str());
+
+			edelib::file_remove(gdb_output.c_str());
+			edelib::file_remove(gdb_script.c_str());
+			edelib::file_remove(core_file);
+
 			trace_loaded = 1;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/evoke/EvokeService.cpp b/evoke/EvokeService.cpp
index 22368e4..fd56e59 100644
--- a/evoke/EvokeService.cpp
+++ b/evoke/EvokeService.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int get_string_property_value(Atom at, char* txt, int txt_len) {
 	}
 
 	strncpy(txt, vnames[0], txt_len);
-	txt[txt_len] = '\0';
+	txt[txt_len] = 0;
 	XFreeStringList(vnames);
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ bool EvokeService::init_splash(const char* config, bool no_splash, bool dry_run)
 	if(c.get("evoke", "Splash", buff, sizeof(buff)))
 		splashimg = buff;
 
+	edelib::String sound;
+	if(c.get("evoke", "Sound", buff, sizeof(buff)))
+		sound = buff;
+
+
 	// Startup key must exists
 	if(!c.get("evoke", "Startup", buff, sizeof(buff)))
 		return false;
@@ -269,6 +274,7 @@ bool EvokeService::init_splash(const char* config, bool no_splash, bool dry_run)
 	Splash sp(no_splash, dry_run);
 	sp.set_clients(&clients);
 	sp.set_background(&splashimg);
+	sp.set_sound(&sound);
 
 	sp.run();
 
@@ -494,6 +500,7 @@ void EvokeService::run_program(const char* cmd, bool enable_vars) {
 		register_process(scmd.c_str(), child);
 }
 
+#if 0
 void EvokeService::heuristic_run_program(const char* cmd) {
 	if(strncmp(cmd, "$TERM ", 6) == 0) {
 		run_program(cmd);
@@ -554,6 +561,7 @@ void EvokeService::heuristic_run_program(const char* cmd) {
 
 	run_program(fcmd.c_str());
 }
+#endif
 
 void EvokeService::register_process(const char* cmd, pid_t pid) {
 	EvokeProcess pc;
diff --git a/evoke/EvokeService.h b/evoke/EvokeService.h
index 4f33608..2366504 100644
--- a/evoke/EvokeService.h
+++ b/evoke/EvokeService.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class EvokeService {
 
 		void service_watcher(int pid, int signum);
 		void run_program(const char* cmd, bool enable_vars = 1);
-		void heuristic_run_program(const char* cmd);
+		//void heuristic_run_program(const char* cmd);
 		void register_process(const char* cmd, pid_t pid);
 		void unregister_process(pid_t pid);
 		bool find_and_unregister_process(pid_t pid, EvokeProcess& pc);
diff --git a/evoke/Jamfile b/evoke/Jamfile
index 8bec22a..c78fa3c 100644
--- a/evoke/Jamfile
+++ b/evoke/Jamfile
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ SubDir TOP evoke ;
 
 SOURCE = evoke.cpp EvokeService.cpp Spawn.cpp Splash.cpp Log.cpp Logout.cpp Crash.cpp Autostart.cpp ;
 
+LinkAgainst evoke : -lao -lvorbis -lvorbisfile -lmad ;
+
 EdeProgram evoke : $(SOURCE) ;
 FltkProgramBare test/evoke_test : test/evoke_test.cpp ;
 #TranslationStrings locale : $(SOURCE) ;
diff --git a/evoke/Spawn.cpp b/evoke/Spawn.cpp
index 5b97605..bd72898 100644
--- a/evoke/Spawn.cpp
+++ b/evoke/Spawn.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int spawn_program_with_core(const char* cmd, SignalWatch* wf, pid_t* child_pid_r
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int spawn_backtrace(const char* program, const char* core, const char* output, const char* script) {
+int spawn_backtrace(const char* gdb_path, const char* program, const char* core, const char* output, const char* script) {
 	const char* gdb_script = "bt\nquit\n";
 	const int gdb_script_len = 8;
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ int spawn_backtrace(const char* program, const char* core, const char* output, c
 		close(ofd);
 
 		char* argv[8];
-		argv[0] = "gdb";
+		argv[0] = (char*)gdb_path;
 		argv[1] = "--quiet";
 		argv[2] = "--batch";
 		argv[3] = "-x";
@@ -184,178 +184,3 @@ int spawn_backtrace(const char* program, const char* core, const char* output, c
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#if 0
-int spawn_backtrace(int crash_pid, const char* output, const char* script) {
-	const char* gdb_script = "info threads\nthread apply all bt full\nquit\n";
-	const int gdb_script_len = 43;
-	//const char* gdb_script = "bt\nquit\n";
-	//const int gdb_script_len = 8;
-
-	pid_t parent_pid, child_pid;
-
-	//kill(crash_pid, SIGCONT);
-
-	char parent_pid_str[64];
-	parent_pid = crash_pid;
-	kill(parent_pid, SIGCONT);
-
-	//parent_pid = getpid();
-	sprintf(parent_pid_str, "%ld", (long)parent_pid);
-
-	// file with gdb commands
-	int sfd = open(script, O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT, 0770);
-	if(sfd == -1)
-		return -1;
-	write(sfd, gdb_script, gdb_script_len);
-	close(sfd);
-
-	// output file with gdb backtrace
-	int ofd = open(output, O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT, 0770);
-	if(ofd == -1)
-		return -1;
-
-	child_pid = fork();
-
-	if(child_pid == -1)
-		return -1;
-	else if(child_pid == 0) {
-		//dup2(ofd, 1);
-		close(ofd);
-
-		char* argv[8];
-		argv[0] = "gdb";
-		argv[1] = "--quiet";
-		argv[2] = "--batch";
-		argv[3] = "-x";
-		argv[4] = (char*)script;
-		argv[5] = "--pid";
-		argv[6] = parent_pid_str;
-		argv[7] = 0;
-
-		//argv[5] = "--pid";
-		//argv[6] = parent_pid_str;
-		//argv[7] = 0;
-
-		printf("%s %s %s %s %s %s %s\n", argv[0], argv[1], argv[2], argv[3], argv[4], argv[5], argv[6]);
-
-		execvp(argv[0], argv);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		/*
-		int status;
-		waitpid(child_pid, &status, 0);
-		*/
-	}
-
-	//unlink(script);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-#if 0
-int spawn_backtrace(const char* output, const char* script){
-	pid_t pid, parent_pid;
-	int ifd[2], ofd[2], efd[2];
-
-	const char* gdb_script = "info threads\nthread apply all by\nquit\n";
-	const int gdb_script_len = 38;
-
-	puts("xxxx");
-
-	// write script for gdb
-	int fds = open(script, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0770);
-	if(fds == -1)
-		return -1;
-	write(fds, gdb_script, gdb_script_len);
-	close(fds);
-
-	puts("yyyyy");
-
-	errno = 0;
-	// open output for gdb trace
-	int fdo = open(output, O_WRONLY, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0770);
-	if(fdo == -1) {
-		printf("can't open fdo(%s): %s\n", output, strerror(errno));
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	parent_pid = getppid();
-	char parent_pid_str[64];
-	sprintf(parent_pid_str, "%d", parent_pid);
-
-	char* argv[8];
-	argv[0] = "gdb";
-	argv[1] = "--quiet";
-	argv[2] = "--batch";
-	argv[3] = "-x";
-	argv[4] = (char*)script;
-	argv[5] = "--pid";
-	argv[6] = parent_pid_str;
-	argv[7] = 0;
-	
-	puts("ayyyy");
-
-	if(pipe(ifd) == -1) {
-		printf("cant open ifd pipe: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-	}
-
-	if(pipe(ofd) == -1) {
-		printf("cant open ofd pipe: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-	}
-		
-	if(pipe(efd) == -1) {
-		printf("cant open efd pipe: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-	}
-
-	pid = fork();
-
-	if(pid == -1) {
-		close(ifd[0]); close(ifd[1]);
-		close(ofd[0]); close(ofd[1]);
-		close(efd[0]); close(efd[1]);
-		return -1;
-	} else if(pid == 0) {
-		// child
-		printf("gdb pid is %i\n", getpid());
-		printf("%s %s %s %s %s %s %s\n", argv[0], argv[1], argv[2], argv[3], argv[4], argv[5], argv[6]);
-
-		close(ifd[1]);
-		fclose(stdin);
-		dup(ifd[0]);
-
-		close(ofd[0]);
-		fclose(stdout);
-		dup(ofd[1]);
-
-		close(efd[0]);
-		fclose(stderr);
-		dup(efd[1]);
-
-		execvp(argv[0], (char**)argv);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		// parent
-		fclose(stdin);
-
-		close(ifd[0]);
-		close(ofd[1]);
-		close(efd[1]);
-
-		write(fdo, "The trace:\n", 11);
-
-		close(ifd[1]);
-		close(ofd[0]);
-		close(efd[0]);
-
-		close(fdo);
-
-		kill(pid, SIGKILL);
-
-		waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
-		//_exit(0);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif
diff --git a/evoke/Spawn.h b/evoke/Spawn.h
index 426508a..39a53eb 100644
--- a/evoke/Spawn.h
+++ b/evoke/Spawn.h
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ typedef void (SignalWatch)(int pid, int status);
 
 int spawn_program(const char* cmd, SignalWatch* wf = 0, pid_t* child_pid_ret = 0, const char* ofile = 0);
 int spawn_program_with_core(const char* cmd, SignalWatch* wf = 0, pid_t* child_pid_ret = 0);
-int spawn_backtrace(const char* program, const char* core, const char* output, const char* script);
+int spawn_backtrace(const char* gdb_path, const char* program, const char* core, const char* output, const char* script);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/evoke/Splash.cpp b/evoke/Splash.cpp
index 838305a..26bf1ec 100644
--- a/evoke/Splash.cpp
+++ b/evoke/Splash.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <edelib/Run.h>
 #include <edelib/Debug.h>
 #include <edelib/Nls.h>
+#include <edelib/Sound.h>
 
 #include <FL/Fl_Shared_Image.h>
 #include <FL/Fl.h>
@@ -170,6 +171,9 @@ void Splash::run(void) {
 	int sh = DisplayHeight(fl_display, fl_screen);
 	position(sw/2 - w()/2, sh/2 - h()/2);
 
+	if(sound && !sound->empty())
+		edelib::SoundSystem::init();
+
 	show();
 
 	Fl::add_timeout(TIMEOUT_START, runner_cb, this);
@@ -185,10 +189,16 @@ void Splash::run(void) {
 	// make sure MappingNotify keeps this window at the top
 	EvokeService::instance()->register_top(this);
 
+	if(edelib::SoundSystem::inited())
+		edelib::SoundSystem::play(sound->c_str(), 0);
+
 	while(shown())
 		Fl::wait();
 
 	EvokeService::instance()->unregister_top();
+
+	if(edelib::SoundSystem::inited())
+		edelib::SoundSystem::shutdown();
 }
 
 // called when splash option is on
@@ -204,6 +214,7 @@ bool Splash::next_client(void) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+
 	EASSERT(counter < clist->size() && "Internal error; 'counter' out of bounds");
 
 	char buff[1024];
@@ -221,32 +232,6 @@ bool Splash::next_client(void) {
 	++clist_it;
 	++counter;
 	return true;
-
-#if 0
-	/*
-	 * This was vector implementation; I'm leaving here
-	 * untill list is proven to be safe. If code is changed
-	 * back to vector, make sure to update rest code removing
-	 * iterators.
-	 */
-	if(counter >= clist->size()) {
-		counter = 0;
-		return false;
-	}
-	char buff[1024];
-	const char* msg = (*clist)[counter].message.c_str();
-	const char* cmd = (*clist)[counter].exec.c_str();
-	snprintf(buff, sizeof(buff), _("Starting %s..."), msg);
-
-	icons[counter]->show();
-	msgbox->copy_label(buff);
-	redraw();
-
-	if(!dry_run)
-		spawn_program(cmd);
-
-	counter++;
-#endif
 }
 
 // called when splash option is off
@@ -277,29 +262,4 @@ bool Splash::next_client_nosplash(void) {
 	++clist_it;
 	++counter;
 	return true;
-
-#if 0
-	/*
-	 * This was vector implementation; I'm leaving here
-	 * untill list is proven to be safe. If code is changed
-	 * back to vector, make sure to update rest code removing
-	 * iterators.
-	 */
-	if(counter >= clist->size()) {
-		counter = 0;
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	char buff[1024];
-	const char* msg = (*clist)[counter].message.c_str();
-	const char* cmd = (*clist)[counter].exec.c_str();
-	snprintf(buff, sizeof(buff), _("Starting %s..."), msg);
-
-	printf("%s\n", buff);
-
-	if(!dry_run)
-		spawn_program(cmd);
-
-	counter++;
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/evoke/Splash.h b/evoke/Splash.h
index ba62547..dcc10e8 100644
--- a/evoke/Splash.h
+++ b/evoke/Splash.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Splash : public Fl_Double_Window {
 	private:
 		ClientList* clist;
 		const edelib::String* bkg;
+		const edelib::String* sound;
 		unsigned int counter;
 		bool no_splash;
 		bool dry_run;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ class Splash : public Fl_Double_Window {
 		 */
 		void set_clients(ClientList* cl) { clist = cl; }
 		void set_background(const edelib::String* s) { bkg = s; }
+		void set_sound(const edelib::String* s) { sound = s; }
 
 		const ClientList* get_clients(void) const { return clist; }
 		bool next_client(void);
diff --git a/evoke/evoke.conf b/evoke/evoke.conf
index 1e6ac30..2e3d291 100644
--- a/evoke/evoke.conf
+++ b/evoke/evoke.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   Startup = edewm,eiconman,eworkpanel,xscreensaver
   ImagesDirectory = images
  #ImagesDirectory = /home/sanel/blentavo/EDE/ede2/evoke/images
- Splash = splash-alpha1.png
+  Splash = splash-alpha1.png
+  Sound = startup.ogg
 
 [edewm]
   Icon = edewm.png
diff --git a/evoke/startup.ogg b/evoke/startup.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fca971
Binary files /dev/null and b/evoke/startup.ogg differ