@Skype users: What's your (working) config?

jakob · 2006-05-11 11:58:56

Sorry for this extra-thread, but I'm not able to skype with friends because they never hear me.

Here is my config: ALSA with /etc/asound.conf + /etc/libao.conf

Listening to mpd, watching a movie in mplayer + a flash-clip in opera works wonderfully (thanks to "aoss opera").

There are 3 methods to start skype (from cmdline):

1. plain old "skype"
2. "aoss skype"
3. skype_dsp_hijacker

Neither of them changes the result that i hear the ringing if I call a friend, but they can't hear me.

The permissions on my /dev/dsp

lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      9 11. Mai 13:55 /dev/dsp -> sound/dsp
crw-rw----  1 root audio 14, 3 11. Mai 13:55 /dev/sound/dsp

Of course, my user IS in the audio-group.

what do I do wrong?

lessthanjake · 2006-05-11 12:46:17

I'm using skype_dsp_hijack, but even then I need to close all other apps for skype to wokt.

Tips: call echo123, then you do not have to bother your friends.

skeeter · 2006-05-11 13:09:05

Tried to run Skype as root, good or no good?
Tried alsamixer or aumix and checked "MIC" port for mute?
Try Mic or Headset w/Mic in another computer to verify hwd is good?
Let us know if you have already done so or what the outcome was.

sebcactus · 2006-05-11 14:09:17

+1

And if you have an audigy card, you have two views for your microphone:
playback and capture. Check that the capture is on and full

jakob · 2006-05-11 14:15:37

Ah I forgot to mention that: Mic is unmuted in alsamixer and so is mic boost.
I can hear myself from my boxes when I talk into the mic. Therefore, I think it IS ok.

Thanks for the tip with echo123, very good service.

I'll now try to run skype as root. I've only done "sudo skype_dsp_hijacker" yet.
Ok now i started as root: "aoss skype", "skype" and "skype_dsp_hijacker".
Then with sudo: "aoss skype", "skype", "skype_dsp_hijacker"

None of them worked...

//edit: My soundcard is a soundblaster 128 pci

sebcactus · 2006-05-11 14:58:52

hellwoofa wrote:

Ah I forgot to mention that: Mic is unmuted in alsamixer and so is mic boost.
I can hear myself from my boxes when I talk into the mic. Therefore, I think it IS ok.

If you can hear yourself, it means the "Playback" of your microphone is on, check if you have a "Capture" (use the tabkey in alsamixer) and if it is on.

jakob · 2006-05-11 15:15:17

Hm, according to this, it should be on (never knew that there are more settings through Tab)

http://home.arcor.de/hellwoofa/alsa.png

sebcactus · 2006-05-11 15:42:54

Me neither but when I wanted to use Skype
And it can be useful to mute the playback on the microphone not to hear yourself

Don't know what your problem is, your alsa output are fine.

shadowhand · 2006-05-12 01:18:30

Try oss2jack in the AUR.

sebcactus · 2006-05-12 09:38:30

By the way what modules are loaded (have you snd_pcm_oss for example)?

jakob · 2006-05-13 12:31:37

I have them in my custom kernel

CONFIG_SND=y
CONFIG_SND_TIMER=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM=y
CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI=y
CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=y
CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y
CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API=y
# Generic devices
#
CONFIG_SND_MPU401_UART=m
CONFIG_SND_AC97_CODEC=m
CONFIG_SND_AC97_BUS=m
#
# PCI devices
CONFIG_SND_ENS1370=y
CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX=m

OSS-Emulation (with alsa) seems to work since (as already said ) i CAN listen to mpd and watch flash-movies in opera (when i started opera with "aoss opera").

I've played with oss2jack before I got dmix working, but had no success with it. I may try it again...

jaboua · 2006-05-13 22:38:37

Also, try using "rec test.ogg" (you need "sox" installed) and say something - then press control-c and try play the file. If you can hear yourself, you know for sure that the problem is not the microphone configuration.

jakob · 2006-05-14 10:51:42

Hah now we're coming close to the problem:

jakob@~ $ rec test.ogg
Send break (control-c) to end recording
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:801:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
sox: Failed reading default: cannot open audio device

But I also renamed /etc/{libao.conf,asound.conf} and restarted alsa sound daemon, i can't hear anything.

Next thing I'm going to do is oss2jack (had no time yet but after lunch i'll have)

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