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Re: [opensuse] New Skype User Question
by Boris Epstein 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Dave Feustel <dfeustel(a)mindspring.com> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 07:45:30PM -0400, Boris Epstein wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 6:00 PM, Dave Feustel <dfeustel(a)mindspring.com> wrote: >> > I downloaded skype for suse 10+ and installed it on s11. >> > I'm able to login to a skype account created on another >> > computer, but I cannot activate a skype test call. >> > I know that my headset works, but I am having trouble >> > verifying that the mike works. >> > >> > How do I get the test call to work? >> > >> > Thanks. >> > -- >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org >> > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org >> > >> > >> >> Have you verified that the mike works at all? > > No, but the headset I am using is a brand new Plantronics. This headset > comes with a usb adaptor, but it seems not to work at all with Linux. > The earphones work when plugged into the earphone jack of external > speakers. I have verified by running the Fedora mixer program that > the mike and mike boost are muted and I have not figured out how to > unmute them. On Suse I am running without Gnome and KDE, so I have not yet > figured out how to check and adjust the volume of the mike. I am a > complete newbie with a/v on Linux. I have been running mplayer on > OpenBSD for about a year, but have not even attempted to use a mike > until yesterday. > > Skype call test works now on both F9 and S11, but nothing I say is > played back. > >> Boris. > David, I am not sure what to say... Can you verify that that mike works on any system? I mean, on the one hand I don't see any reason why it shoould be defective, on the other hand, at this point I have yet to see any indication that it works at all. Boris. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Re: [opensuse] OS 11.1 - tv card issue MSI TV Anywhere]]]
by Michaël Martens 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Hi Per, no problem although I have no idea what all those numbers mean: Output of lspci -n: 00:00.0 0600: 1106:0336 00:00.1 0600: 1106:1336 00:00.2 0600: 1106:2336 00:00.3 0600: 1106:3336 00:00.4 0600: 1106:4336 00:00.5 0800: 1106:5336 00:00.7 0600: 1106:7336 00:01.0 0604: 1106:b188 00:02.0 0604: 1106:a238 00:03.0 0604: 1106:c238 00:0f.0 0101: 1106:0591 (rev 80) 00:0f.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 07) 00:10.0 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev a0) 00:10.1 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev a0) 00:10.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev a0) 00:10.3 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev a0) 00:10.4 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 86) 00:11.0 0601: 1106:3337 00:11.7 0600: 1106:287e 00:12.0 0200: 1106:3065 (rev 7c) 00:13.0 0600: 1106:337b 00:13.1 0604: 1106:337a 00:18.0 0600: 1022:1100 00:18.1 0600: 1022:1101 00:18.2 0600: 1022:1102 00:18.3 0600: 1022:1103 02:00.0 0300: 10de:01df (rev a1) 04:04.0 0480: 1131:7134 (rev 01) 04:05.0 0200: 10ec:8169 (rev 10) 80:01.0 0403: 1106:3288 (rev 10) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Re: [opensuse] OS 11.1 - tv card issue MSI TV Anywhere]] Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:24:36 +0100 From: Per Jessen <per(a)opensuse.org> Organisation: Per Jessens personal news-server To: opensuse(a)opensuse.org References: <49BA4F91.5020405(a)michaelmartens.be> Michaël Martens wrote: > Output of lspci -v: > > 04:04.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors > SAA7134/SAA7135HL Video Broadcast Decoder (rev 01) > Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 8803 > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 17 > Memory at dfaff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] > Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 1 > Kernel driver in use: saa7134 > Kernel modules: saa7134 > > I hope this gives you enough information? Sorry, I should have asked for the output of "lspci -n". /Per -- Per Jessen, Zürich (11.4°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.13/1999 - Release Date: 03/13/09 05:59:00

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[Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Re: [opensuse] OS 11.1 - tv card issue MSI TV Anywhere]]
by Michaël Martens 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Output of lspci -v: 04:04.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7134/SAA7135HL Video Broadcast Decoder (rev 01) Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 8803 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 17 Memory at dfaff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 1 Kernel driver in use: saa7134 Kernel modules: saa7134 I hope this gives you enough information? -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: [opensuse] OS 11.1 - tv card issue MSI TV Anywhere] Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:02:54 +0100 From: Per Jessen <per(a)opensuse.org> Organisation: Per Jessens personal news-server To: opensuse(a)opensuse.org References: <49BA4572.2070308(a)michaelmartens.be> Michaël Martens wrote: > Hi Per, > > sorry, > I mixed this replying a bit up and got some errors: I'm quite new to > this way of solving problems. > > I think the whole thing has nothing to do with what kind of > application, rather with UNKNOWN/GENERIC when I check what type it is > using the command dmesg. In YAST it doesn't even find any channels :-( Okay, so it must be the driver that says 'no tuner found'. Can you post the output of lspci -v (only the part for your TV card). > Basically I think I need to know what card number the tv anywhere pro > card has in opensuse, and what tuner is in it... The PCI identifiers will tell you that. Then we check to see if they're listed /usr/share/pci.ids, then we check to see which driver we need. /Per -- Per Jessen, Zürich (11.1°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.13/1999 - Release Date: 03/13/09 05:59:00

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[Fwd: Re: [opensuse] OS 11.1 - tv card issue MSI TV Anywhere]
by Michaël Martens 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [opensuse] OS 11.1 - tv card issue MSI TV Anywhere Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:19:00 +0100 From: Per Jessen <per(a)opensuse.org> Organisation: Per Jessens personal news-server To: opensuse(a)opensuse.org References: <49BA1F7D.4050408(a)michaelmartens.be> Michaël Martens wrote: > hi all, > > my first attempt to solve a problem using this emaillist, so I hope > everything goes well. > > PROBLEM: tv card not working > LOCATION: Belgium (Telenet as a provider) > SIGNAL ON CABLE: both analog as digital > PLATFORM: x86 > OPENSUSE: latest, being 11.1 > PCI: MSI TV@nywhere pro (analog) > more details: > http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=132&prod_no=1396" > > When I go into YAST and click on TV Card, I get the following: > 0 TV : SAA7134/SAA7135HL Video Broadcast Decoder > > So that looks ok, I guess. But when I do a scan for tv channels, it > simply says: Channels found: 0. > After reboot, sometimes it says: tvcard has no tuner? Hi Michael in which application do you do this scan and what is it that says 'no tuner'? It sounds like your aplication isn't properly connected to your TV capture card. Maybe you need to configure your application to talk to the right device? /Per -- Per Jessen, Zürich (8.5°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org Hi Per, sorry, I mixed this replying a bit up and got some errors: I'm quite new to this way of solving problems. I think the whole thing has nothing to do with what kind of application, rather with UNKNOWN/GENERIC when I check what type it is using the command dmesg. In YAST it doesn't even find any channels :-( Basically I think I need to know what card number the tv anywhere pro card has in opensuse, and what tuner is in it... No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.12/1998 - Release Date: 03/12/09 18:23:00

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[opensuse] Pulse audio: multiple sources, multiple devices
by skx 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Is there some good guide on how to configure pulse to mix multiple sources and use different devices (they are called sinks in pulse, I have USB headset and an integrated soundcard)? I am in a desperate need of one. Now it's a mess -- my applications fight each other over the control of audio output. Kaffeine can loose it when put on pause and then crash when run again, Gizmo (Skype-like communicator) won't even start, Amarok goes mute. I need to kill Pulse and Kaffeine dozen times a day. I would like the sources to be simply mixed (so that I could play music while Gizmo is running fe), set default device for commonly used apps and be able to change the device which is being used "on the fly". Is it possible? -- skx. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] opensuse updater applet on 11.0 -- won't
by David C. Rankin 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Listmates, The good old reliable opensuse updater applet with libzpp backend is now broken (/usr/bin/opensuseupdater-kde) and has been for several weeks. (1) It shows you have updates, you choose to install the updates - then it doesn't do anything, no install no nothing (yes I selected all) (2) You then install with 'zypper up', and the updater still shows all the updates as "needing to be installed" even if you tell the intelligent little thing to "check now", it still says the updates need to be installed. It remains so until you log out and log back in and then it goes back to green. I mean what good is an updater applet that won't update anything, and then can't figure out that what it says needs to be updated is already installed?? What gives? Can someone else confirm this behavior before I bug it? Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[Fwd: Re: [opensuse] OS 11.1 - tv card issue MSI TV Anywhere]
by Michaël Martens 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

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[opensuse] OS 11.1 - tv card issue MSI TV Anywhere
by Michaël Martens 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

hi all, my first attempt to solve a problem using this emaillist, so I hope everything goes well. PROBLEM: tv card not working LOCATION: Belgium (Telenet as a provider) SIGNAL ON CABLE: both analog as digital PLATFORM: x86 OPENSUSE: latest, being 11.1 PCI: MSI TV@nywhere pro (analog) more details: http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=132&prod_no=1396" When I go into YAST and click on TV Card, I get the following: 0 TV : SAA7134/SAA7135HL Video Broadcast Decoder So that looks ok, I guess. But when I do a scan for tv channels, it simply says: Channels found: 0. After reboot, sometimes it says: tvcard has no tuner? When I attatch a regular television to the same cable and socket, it does find the channels. Does anyone has any idea how I can fix this? Maybe adjusting something in expert settings or so? Thanks, Fledermaus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Crap, I broke java plugin on 11.0 x86_64 -- howto fix
by David C. Rankin 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Listmates; After finally getting my weather sites working with sun java, for some reason when I uninstalled openjdk, my java quit working. What does openjdk have to do with sun java? Here is my present config: [01:52 alchemy:/home/david/webdev/data] # update-alternatives --display java java - status is auto. link currently points to /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/java /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/java - priority 1613 slave ControlPanel: /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/ControlPanel slave keytool.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/keytool-java-1_6_0-sun.1.gz slave rmid.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/rmid-java-1_6_0-sun.1.gz slave orbd.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/orbd-java-1_6_0-sun.1.gz slave rmid: /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/rmid slave servertool.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/servertool-java-1_6_0-sun.1.gz slave javaws.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/javaws-java-1_6_0-sun.1.gz slave jre_exports: /usr/lib64/jvm-exports/jre-1.6.0-sun slave policytool: /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/policytool slave orbd: /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/orbd slave rmiregistry: /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/rmiregistry slave tnameserv: /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/tnameserv slave rmiregistry.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/rmiregistry-java-1_6_0-sun.1.gz slave keytool: /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/keytool slave tnameserv.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/tnameserv-java-1_6_0-sun.1.gz slave javaws: /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/javaws slave servertool: /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/servertool slave java.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/java-java-1_6_0-sun.1.gz slave policytool.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/policytool-java-1_6_0-sun.1.gz slave jre: /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java - priority 1500 slave jre_exports: /usr/lib64/jvm-exports/jre-1.5.0-gcj slave rmiregistry: /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/rmiregistry slave jre: /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj Current `best' version is /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/java. I have java-1_6_0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.u12-1.2.x86_64 installed (I had to install it after openjdk was removed), but still no java on my weather sites. I have been through: http://en.opensuse.org/Java/setDefaultJava Is there some other magic update-alternatives approach I need to take? Thanks in advance. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Co-existing in a dynamic network Howto?
by David C. Rankin 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Marc Chamberlin wrote: >> > Thanks David for the DHCP suggestion, I have been fooling around with it > and there is a wrinkle in our network environment that I am not finding > a solution for when using your approach to assign a single fixed address > to a laptop. We have both a wired and a wireless network and laptops do > change the way they are connecting to the network from time to time. > This means that a particular laptop could be using one of two different > hardware MAC addresses and apparently the DHCP server (the one that > comes with SuSE which we use on our main server) will not allow me to > assign the same fixed IP address to two different MAC addresses?? I can > understand if that is just the way it is, even seems logical since the > DHCP server may not have a means to "know" that two different MAC > addresses actually belong to the same laptop.. I have tried some > variations on your theme but so far no joy getting the DHCP server to > assign the same IP address to two different MAC addresses... > > I can work around this, just have to make my scripts a bit smarter is > all... (All this is making me appreciate the days when someone else was > the sys admin, and not me... but that was when I worked for a great big > corporation that could afford em!) > > Marc... > Ah hah! You are right. I only considered my laptop a connecting wirelessly. I know I wouldn't want to assign the same IP to both mac addresses. If I were worried about controlling the wired connection as well, then I would just make another address assignment in dhcpd.conf like this: host P35a.3111skyline.com { hardware ethernet [newWiredMACaddress]; fixed-address 192.168.6.201; # 201 instead of 101 } That way I could at least maintain some numerical sanity to the IP scheme. Run wireless IPs 100-> and run wired 200-> for the machines I was assigning fixed addresses to. (Of course, then the problem of the duplicate hostnames rears its ugly head if somebody manages to connect both wired and wirelessly at the same time ;-) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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