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On 01/03/2007 Doug McGarrett wrote:
RE: SuSE 9.3:
I just discovered something I don't understand: I have a microphone connected to the machine, and a couple of speakers. But the mic is activating the speakers! This should not be. The mic should only be activated when something like Skype tells the system to connect the mic to the outgoing message. Skype is vox-operated--when you talk into the mic, the incoming audio is cut off, and the mic becomes predominant. When you stop talking the incoming audio rules. Otherwise, there is feedback, which I noticed the last couple of times I tried to use Skype.
When I first tried Skype, it worked perfectly--better than in Windows. Since then, I have not been able to use it, due to considerable break-up. I suspect that I have found the cause, but what is the cure, does anyone know?
I had a very similar problem in 10.0. With the TV card the audio would stay off till I started Kdetv. When I closed the application the sound would stay on. The only way I could shut it off was restart my computer. In 10.1 it seems to work as it should. When I close down the TV app the audio goes off. On 01/03/2007 Pavel Nemec wrote:
As far as i know, this i correct. Mic is activated all the time. This is default behavior in Mac OS and also in Windows. Thats why there are switch on microphone to swith it of.
I don't think I have ever had a computer mic that had a switch on it. I've never seen one feed back through the system either. In any application that used a mic in Windows it has never happened. I really don't have enough experience with Linux to know for sure. -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org