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Description of problem:

Starting KDE's configuration tool (soundsystem -> MIDI) and looking at the
screen reveals some strange characters instead of the MIDI-device name.

(see attached screenshot)

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start KDE's control centre (kcontrol).
2. Go to "Sound and Multimedia" -> Soundsystem -> MIDI


Actual Results: 
Strange characters above my EMU10K1 MIDI device.
    

Expected Results:
A readable MIDI device name.

Additional info:

kdebase-3.1-7
fresh install of Phoebe 8.0.94


Here's some output of "cat /proc/pci" :

--SNIP--  --SNIP--   --SNIP--  --SNIP--  --SNIP--  --SNIP--

  Bus  0, device  11, function  0:
    Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 7).
      IRQ 5.
      Master Capable.  Latency=32.  Min Gnt=2.Max Lat=20.
      I/O at 0xd800 [0xd81f].