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zakazak

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Registered: 2009-07-07

Posts: 7

1 problem + 1 question

my problem:
when headphone is plugged in , i dont hear anythign anymore. yesterday it worked.
headphone isn´t muted but also i dont have anything to change the volume in the mixer.

my question:
i tried amsn + the plus! plugin. still msn contact nicks wont be shown correctly.. any solve for this? Any other messenger i could use which will support it?
Thanks

benob

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Registered: 2008-11-11

Posts: 187

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

In the mixer, did you try to click "select controls" and activate the ones for headphones?

zakazak

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Registered: 2009-07-07

Posts: 7

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

ye and its also activated but i dont see the bar where you can higher/lower the volume.. i only see headphone and a mute box

Trent

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From: Baltimore, MD (US)

Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 990

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

Do the headphones actually work?  It's easy to jump right into troubleshooting the software when the hardware is busted.

What mixer are you using?

As for your MSN troubles... it's been a long time since I used it, but Pidgin supports MSN protocol.  I don't remember having problems with it.  I've never used amsn.

zakazak

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Registered: 2009-07-07

Posts: 7

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

ye the headphones wortk.. right now i lsiten music @vista and yesterday they also worked on vista

öhm i think pcm mixer? i jut installed the normal archlinux and useing the standart one.

Trent

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From: Baltimore, MD (US)

Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 990

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

How do you start the mixer?  Are you using GNOME?

zakazak

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Registered: 2009-07-07

Posts: 7

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

habe kde4

den mixer -> doppelklick auf den lautsprecher (trayicon) und dort auf mixer .. kmix heißt er denke ich?

@edit:
pigdin doesnt support webcam or messenger plus! nicks

Last edited by zakazak (2009-07-07 21:20:46)

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

zakazak - english please.

There is a german forum at archlinux.de if you prefer.

zakazak

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Registered: 2009-07-07

Posts: 7

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

oh sry lol .. too tired .. i posted he in german and in a german forum in english

i said i got kde. and mixer should be kmixer

and pigdin doesnt support webcam or messenger plus! nicks

thanks

oh and btw is there smth like itunes? need it for my iphone

oib111

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Registered: 2009-06-20

Posts: 87

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

Try using Songbird as a supplement for iTunes.

Last edited by oib111 (2009-07-07 23:15:04)

alienman

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From: Mexico

Registered: 2008-07-08

Posts: 106

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

1) Many iTunes like program could be used. I think the most common are Rhythmbox and Banshee. I actually prefer banshee.
2) For the webcam use I'm not a fan of it, so I use pidgin, I thought amsn should work correctly by around this year. You can try mercury messenger, the bad news is taht it si written in Java, but if you don't mind it is ok it supports webcam, not sue how well. Or you can wait for emesene2 or galaxium messenger to add support for webcams.
3) Have you tried alsamixer for your sound problem??

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zakazak

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Registered: 2009-07-07

Posts: 7

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

ähm i think alsa is also starting with my rc.conf.. maybe thats the problem? cause this is a 2nd mixer which starts?

and i dont need itunes like programms.. i ned iTunes for my iPhone.. managine apps,appstore,playlist , etc

amsn has a great webcam support but the plus! plugin doesnt work correctly.. you have any idea when emesene2 comes out? Cause it looks great and supports plus! rly good.

thanks

zakazak

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Registered: 2009-07-07

Posts: 7

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

when starting all prog are getting loaded and alsa show "BKGD" with a pink colour.. what does that mean? maybe thats the problem?

and thats from my rc.conf:

DAEMONS=(syslog-ng hal network crond @alsa cpufreq kdm)

Trent

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From: Baltimore, MD (US)

Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 990

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

alsa starts in the background because it's decorated with the @ in rc.conf.  It shouldn't make a difference in your case, but it does suppress error messages.  Perhaps you should edit it to remove the @ and see if you get any errors during startup.  (It wouldn't be any different from typing /etc/rc.d/alsa restart though.)

alienman

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From: Mexico

Registered: 2008-07-08

Posts: 106

Re: 1 problem + 1 question

when starting all prog are getting loaded and alsa show "BKGD" with a pink colour.. what does that mean? maybe thats the problem?

and thats from my rc.conf:

DAEMONS=(syslog-ng hal network crond @alsa cpufreq kdm)

It means that it started running in the background (I guess in another thread) that's what the @ before a daemon means. This helps to have a faster boot, something can run without problems, but maybe some problems could arise when you have a daemon starting in the background while another starts at the same time but this needs last mentioned daemon to be completed.

I don't see any problem with alsa, actually I have that one and some others starting running in the background.

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ArchLinux & GNOME User.