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

bugtrack
2006-03-22T09:02:22Z

Last Modified: 03-22-2006 10:02 CET
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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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rlrevell - 03-22-06 00:28
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I am afraid these Skype+aoss problems may be unfixable from the ALSA side.
It appears that the Skype binary is self modifying and takes extensive
measures to make sure it is not being run in a debugger or emulator. This
almost certainly would eliminate any LD_PRELOAD hacks from working.

http://www.secdev.org/conf/skype_BHEU06.handout.pdf

I believe the only solution to get Skype working with dmix etc. is for the
Skype developers to add proper native ALSA support.

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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

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
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