From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GXGvc-0000JW-53 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:41:48 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with SMTP id k9ACdhAL026135; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:39:43 GMT Received: from colo15.ukhost4u.com (colo15.ukhost4u.com [85.13.251.161]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k9ACbUHD025724 for ; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:37:30 GMT Received: from host86-141-154-124.range86-141.btcentralplus.com ([86.141.154.124] helo=[192.168.0.6]) by colo15.ukhost4u.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1GXGrL-0006o2-VH for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:37:24 +0100 From: "Matthew R. Lee" Organization: CASEB, P. Universidad Catolica de Chile To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Intel HDA soundcard, microphones and skype Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:36:45 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: <200610100642.08193.gentoo@matthewlee.org> <200610101325.18138.alan@linuxholdings.co.za> In-Reply-To: <200610101325.18138.alan@linuxholdings.co.za> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200610100836.45227.gentoo@matthewlee.org> X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - colo15.ukhost4u.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.gentoo.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - matthewlee.org X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Archives-Salt: 00c909a5-d779-4105-8086-0695868e4a3e X-Archives-Hash: 31c162e60b925aac10becbf96eeb17a4 On Tuesday 10 October 2006 07:25, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Tuesday 10 October 2006 12:42, Matthew R. Lee wrote: > > I'm trying to get skype set up on my new laptop and I've run into a > > problem the sound card (Intel HDA) is setup and working (with mplayer > > and amarok) I've installed skype and the interface is working. There > > nothing wrong with the headset (it works on my old laptop). At first > > I kept getting "problem with sound device" error but I've solved that > > but the microphone doesn't appear to be working. When I make a test > > call I can hear the skype lady but I can't here my message when they > > try to play it back > > I've checked the alsa mixer and the microphone is set to capture and > > the volume up. I don't know what I'm missing. Sofar I havn't turned > > up anything in the wiki or forums. > > Has anybody got skype woking with this soundcard. Perhaps you could > > post your .asoundrc for me to have a look > > Skype is easy to set up, IF you have alsa working right... > > Using alsamixer, turn the mic vol right up, can you hear your own voice > in the headset? Make sure you have set the correct mic device, > select "Mic Boost" if it's there. Last resort is to deselect other > channels one by one and see if one of them activates the mic. I once > had a chipset where the mic wouldn't work if a certain IEC958 feature > was on. Until you hear your own voice in the speaker it will never work > > Then in skype make sure you select the alsa/oss option as appropriate, > it's somewhere in the Options. Skype uses alsa, make sure you do have > full support in the kernel > > alan I'm getting nothing from the microphone. In alsamixer I only have four bars: Master PCM Line Mic With all at 90-100% The mic doesn't work with line or mic set to capture Is there a way to fix that? Matt -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Dr. Matthew R. Lee. CASEB & ECIM Departamento de Ecologia, P. Universidad Catolica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, CP 6513677 CHILE. matt@matthewlee.org mlee@bio.puc.cl URL: meiochile.matthewlee.org %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list