[ALSA - liboss 0001228]: Skype Does not work with aoss

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2006-04-01T08:55:39Z

Last Modified: 04-01-2006 10:55 CEST
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Summary: Skype Does not work with aoss
Description:
I downloaded alsa-oss-1.0.9rc2 and install by
# ./configure --with-aoss=yes && make && make install
as root. Virtually every program works except skype
(http://www.skype.com/) version 1.1.0.13_API. I downloaded the Fedora
version of skype from the skype official website. Skype only uses
/dev/dsp. I guess skype uses /dev/dsp as microphone input as well. I could
not hear anything and the microphone did not work as well if I run skype
like aoss /usr/bin/skype. If I run skype without aoss, then skype works
just fine.
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Relazioni ID Riassunto
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in relazione con 0001224 artsd-like style
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Hetfield - 03-22-06 10:02
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oki, but kiax still has the same problem and kiax is open, you may try to
fix that, hoping it's a similar bug

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Hetfield - 04-01-06 10:55
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ok i have now skype working with aoss and dmix. solution found somewhere in
the web, not only mine...

1) i have whole .11rc4
2) i have .asoundrc pasted below (yes i know i should use no more it)
3) start skype this way:

export ALSA_OSS_PCM_DEVICE="skype"
aoss /opt/skype/skype.bin --resources-path /opt/skype/

it works with dmix, i can listen mplayer and use skype audio

only a notice: whould be so nice if next alsa could implement such things
by default settings

cat .asoundrc
pcm.skype {
type asym
playback.pcm "skypeout"
capture.pcm "skypein"
}

pcm.skypein {
type route
slave {
pcm "skypedsnoop"
format S16_LE
}
ttable {
0 {0 0.5}
1 {0 0.5}
}
}

pcm.skypeout {
type plug
slave {
pcm "dmix"
}
}

pcm.skypedsnoop {
type dsnoop
ipc_key 1133
slave {
pcm "hw:0,0"
period_size 256
periods 16
buffer_size 16384
}
bindings {
0 0
}
}

Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
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07-03-05 09:09 hil New Issue
08-09-05 15:33 rapand Note Added: 0005732
08-10-05 00:49 rlrevell Relationship added duplicate of 0001224
08-10-05 00:50 rlrevell Note Added: 0005740
12-31-05 00:19 rlrevell Note Added: 0007315
01-02-06 18:54 rlrevell Relationship deleted duplicate of 0001224
01-02-06 18:55 rlrevell Relationship added related to 0001224
01-02-06 18:56 rlrevell Note Added: 0007375
01-05-06 21:36 Hetfield Note Added: 0007479
01-05-06 21:40 rlrevell Note Added: 0007480
01-05-06 21:42 rlrevell Note Added: 0007481
01-05-06 22:01 Hetfield Note Added: 0007482
01-28-06 05:34 nono31 Note Added: 0007824
01-28-06 05:35 nono31 Issue Monitored: nono31
01-28-06 05:38 rlrevell Note Added: 0007825
01-28-06 06:11 nono31 Note Added: 0007826
01-28-06 06:12 nono31 File Added: strace_aoss_kiax.bz2

01-28-06 06:13 nono31 Note Added: 0007827
03-22-06 00:28 rlrevell Note Added: 0008761
03-22-06 10:02 Hetfield Note Added: 0008849
04-01-06 10:55 Hetfield Note Added: 0009054
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