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 4.54) id 1FLoQV-0001bw-2i for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:30:03 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5.20060308/8.13.5) with SMTP id k2LLRNsV006769; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:27:23 GMT Received: from zproxy.gmail.com (zproxy.gmail.com [64.233.162.200]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5.20060308/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k2LLEGA4006369 for ; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:14:16 GMT Received: by zproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 14so1597612nzn for ; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:14:15 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=joaHFPoBpipqRmsH7mmC7kKRTUYCIzPhIn1qapSY79CzcN4BRL72YcE/lHYv/TmBubutlbBPsJvS61YtczwTH2xz/Ful2EvGFfrp7PIcNJv+paLHQcOss43JPrvCS0QL9fvfaGDdhn+eZ/7aEUyJiNuZAewCAJKvF8yPn+rtEvM= Received: by 10.35.121.2 with SMTP id y2mr163314pym; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:14:15 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.35.31.12 with HTTP; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:14:15 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:14:15 +0000 From: "Jason Weisberger" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] skype experiences: good/bad/etc In-Reply-To: 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: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_8762_22107881.1142975655153" References: X-Archives-Salt: 97ec1f71-69f3-4501-9caa-31890ae85de8 X-Archives-Hash: 199b0f2a8d2e2763c5f658ba537dceb7 ------=_Part_8762_22107881.1142975655153 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline I wrote most of that howto on the gentoo wiki, and I have to say that once you set up alsa, oss emulation, and skype correctly, it works like a charm. I even have it redirecting output to another sound card which I have a headset built into. A few things to note: -Because this is an earlier version of the skype base software, a few features are missing and probably will be for some time. This includes video, advanced noise reduction, ability to redirect output to one mixer an= d input to another, and the list goes on. But for my purposes, it's just fine. -There's a bug that pops up every now and then where Skype won't close your oss sound device after ending a call. The only way I've seen to fix this i= s to close Skype, restart alsa, then reopen Skype. Large pain in the butt. Apparently Skype has been working furiously on a newer version where alsa support and the like will be built in, but I'm waiting to see that one. --JBDubbs (jbdubbs@gmail.com) On 3/21/06, THUFIR HAWAT wrote: > > I've read and it looks ok. Under > fedora it never quite worked right, some sort of incompatability with > xmms I suspect. Just sorta soliciting experiences with skype and > gentoo :) > > If I can get it working properly that'd be one less reason to use windows > :) > > -Thufir > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- Jason Weisberger jbdubbs@gmail.com ------=_Part_8762_22107881.1142975655153 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline I wrote most of that howto on the gentoo wiki, and I have to say that once = you set up alsa, oss emulation, and skype correctly, it works like a charm.=   I even have it redirecting output to another sound card which I have= a headset built into.

A few things to note:

-Because this is an earlier version of= the skype base software, a few features are missing and probably will be f= or some time.  This includes video, advanced noise reduction, ability = to redirect output to one mixer and input to another, and the list goes on.=   But for my purposes, it's just fine.

-There's a bug that pops up every now and then where Skype won't cl= ose your oss sound device after ending a call.  The only way I've seen= to fix this is to close Skype, restart alsa, then reopen Skype.  Larg= e pain in the butt.

Apparently Skype has been working furiously on a newer version wher= e alsa support and the like will be built in, but I'm waiting to see that o= ne.

--JBDubbs (jbdubbs@gmail.co= m )

On 3/21/06, THUFIR HAWAT <hawat.thufir@gmail.com> wrote:
I've read <http://gentoo-= wiki.com/HOWTO_Skype> and it looks ok.  Under
fedora it= never quite worked right, some sort of incompatability with
xmms I susp= ect.  Just sorta soliciting experiences with skype and
gentoo :)

If I can get it working properly that'd be one less re= ason to use windows :)

-Thufir

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