From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hal MacArgle Subject: Re: skype Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:36:07 -0500 Message-ID: <20060321213607.GA1898@lnx2.kvinet.com> References: <1142879317.5124.4.camel@localhost.localdomain> <441EC137.1010608@gelm.net> <20060320205930.GA1044@lnx2.kvinet.com> <1142967514.6632.11.camel@localhost.localdomain> Reply-To: haltec@kvinet.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1142967514.6632.11.camel@localhost.localdomain> Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: John Woodrow Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org On 03-21, John Woodrow wrote: > On Mon, 2006-03-20 at 15:59 -0500, Hal MacArgle wrote: > > On 03-20, chuck gelm wrote: > > > John Woodrow wrote: > > > > > > >Hello, > > > > > > > >I'm having problems with Skype, I installed the rpm for fc3 but I am > > > >using fc4. Many people claim to have got this working but I am having > > > >problems with the mic, people can not hear me. I've made sure the mic > > > >volume is turned right up in volume control but this makes no > > > >difference. Has anybody had the same experience who can help? > > > > > > > >- > > > > > > > Hi, John: > > > > > > I use SKYPE both with Windows and with Linux. > > > The audio is tricker, for me, with Linux. > > > Does your microphone audio work locally? > > > I do not use FC? nor .rpm, so I can offer no help > > > in those areas. > > > > > > HTH, Chuck > > > > Dunno about Skype or Fedora Core 3/4, but was wondering if > > your problem could be the particular sound card you're using?? > > > > I've noticed that many not only require "Volume" and "Mic" > > set high but a possible other "slider" that affects it too?? Does > > your mixer have an obscure additional slider?? > > > > I have one card that needs three set and unmuted to work > > properly... Flail away... > > > > Chuck asks if the Mic works OK locally.. Usually Mic inputs > > are not stereo and one of the pin outs is +5 for an electronic mic.. > > I could be way wrong depending on the card, etc... Just a thought.. > > > > HTH. > > > > Thankyou people, > How can I check if the mic works locally? I've got all the volume > controls turned up to max in gnome and have used the echo123 service but > with no luck. My soundcard is a Creative Labs SB Audigy. Do you have 'man arecord' or 'man rec'?? The former is you're using ALSA sound; the latter if you're using OSS sound.. Suspect the former is correct.. Can you invoke 'alsamixer'? This is getting involved, eh?? Trouble is; if "local" works that still wont really solve your problem... Ugh.. -- Hal - in Terra Alta, WV/US - Slackware GNU/Linux 10.1 (2.4.29) . - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs