[gentoo-user] Skype problem

[gentoo-user] Skype problem

[Luigi Pinna]

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Hello!
I installed skype but I can't used it: I have no access to ringing 
device (it's gray) but the call device is linked to /dev/dsp.
I used it with the arts wrapper (I have kde 3.5.2)
What can I do?
Thanks, Luigi
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Re: [gentoo-user] Skype problem

[Jason Weisberger]

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There could be a couple of things causing this.  Do you have ALSA's OSS
Emulation properly configured.  If you do, you should be able to hear sound
when you #echo /dev/rand > /dev/dsp .  If /dev/dsp isn't working, please
refer to the Gentoo Wiki article on setting up ALSA properly for OSS
Emulation.  http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_ALSA_Complete_%28includes_dmix%29

You may also want to check on which version of ALSA you're using, because
prior to ~0.9, dmix wasn't automatically enabled (software mixing) and if
your sound card doesn't support hardware mixing, other devices will tie up
/dev/dsp and not allow Skype access.  Skype is very stingy when it comes to
sharing /dev/dsp.

Let me know what you come up with.

Jason Weisberger

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Re: [gentoo-user] Skype problem

[Luigi Pinna]

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Alle 04:25, lunedì 22 maggio 2006, Jason Weisberger ha scritto:
> There could be a couple of things causing this.  Do you have ALSA's
> OSS Emulation properly configured.  If you do, you should be able to
> hear sound when you #echo /dev/rand > /dev/dsp .  If /dev/dsp isn't
> working, please refer to the Gentoo Wiki article on setting up ALSA
> properly for OSS Emulation. 
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_ALSA_Complete_%28includes_dmix%29
>
> You may also want to check on which version of ALSA you're using,
> because prior to ~0.9, dmix wasn't automatically enabled (software
> mixing) and if your sound card doesn't support hardware mixing, other
> devices will tie up /dev/dsp and not allow Skype access.  Skype is
> very stingy when it comes to sharing /dev/dsp.
>
> Let me know what you come up with.
>
> Jason Weisberger

So, I don't know...
I have alsa in the kernel (2.6.16.7 it's alsa-1.0.11) and it works for 
all devices... Probably I have a bad dmix configuration (the default 
one...)... Have you a idea how can I check the dmix configuration? I 
remember you I can't use midi because I have a SBLive!5.1 (it worked 
never...), but my audio system works properly...
Thanks, Luigi
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Re: [gentoo-user] Skype problem

[Jason Weisberger]

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Refer to the wiki article for a proper dmix configuration.  Can you play two
sounds at once, such as playing an mp3 along with another sound file?  If
you can't, then your dmix config probably needs to be reworked.  If you can,
it's going to be a problem specific to Skype, and honestly, the software
isn't the greatest because of how out-of-date it is.  You may want to check
out Skype/Installation Wiki article to find out how you can use the newest
version of Skype for Windows in Linux with Wine.

P.S. Dmix shouldn't even be an issue because the SBLive is based on the
emu10k1 chipset, which does hardware mixing.

On 5/22/06, Luigi Pinna <mailing-gentoo@sailorferris.com> wrote:
>
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> Alle 04:25, lunedì 22 maggio 2006, Jason Weisberger ha scritto:
> > There could be a couple of things causing this.  Do you have ALSA's
> > OSS Emulation properly configured.  If you do, you should be able to
> > hear sound when you #echo /dev/rand > /dev/dsp .  If /dev/dsp isn't
> > working, please refer to the Gentoo Wiki article on setting up ALSA
> > properly for OSS Emulation.
> > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_ALSA_Complete_%28includes_dmix%29
> >
> > You may also want to check on which version of ALSA you're using,
> > because prior to ~0.9, dmix wasn't automatically enabled (software
> > mixing) and if your sound card doesn't support hardware mixing, other
> > devices will tie up /dev/dsp and not allow Skype access.  Skype is
> > very stingy when it comes to sharing /dev/dsp.
> >
> > Let me know what you come up with.
> >
> > Jason Weisberger
>
> So, I don't know...
> I have alsa in the kernel (2.6.16.7 it's alsa-1.0.11) and it works for
> all devices... Probably I have a bad dmix configuration (the default
> one...)... Have you a idea how can I check the dmix configuration? I
> remember you I can't use midi because I have a SBLive!5.1 (it worked
> never...), but my audio system works properly...
> Thanks, Luigi
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