Mirko Perak wrote:
On Thursday 07 April 2005 13:43, you wrote:
Try another Windows Manager and avoid KDE because it has a program which will cause misery with a sound system.
Try something like "init 3" <enter> then "startx fvwm2" <enter>
Also in KDE you might try a mixer say like "gamix"
News to me! Kmix has always worked for me across a range of sound cards.
Skype and mic problem is SOLVED!
You helped me sugesting to try another audio mixer. I've never thought that could be a problem with mixer. But KMix have a bug when working with any mic. Other features works ok. I think that KMix was main problem, but here what I've done to make Skype to work.
First, I've upgraded ALSA from 1.0.6 to 1.0.8. I've found ALSA for SUSE at Packman. In KDE Control Center at sound system, hardware tab, for audio device, selected ALSA, not Autodetect. Then uninstaled KMix, and instaled KAMix (works better then gamix), and that's it. I've run "alsaconf" after upgrade of ALSA, and configuration of sound card with YaST, but I'm sure, problem was with audio mixer, not with ALSA or OSS emulation or arts. Now, Skype works OK and people hear me as it should. I have analog headphones, but good idea is to buy USB ones. It works with SUSE as I've learned.
And now, it's time for nex issue...
I'm using up to the latest kernel.org kernels on 4 boxes all with alsa-1.0.6 and skype has worked without problems on SuSE 9.2 x86/x86_64 - kmix from up to kde-3.4.0 and Mandrake 10.1 - kmix from kde-3.2.3. It could be a SuSE kernel problem. Mic and speakers have been fine here as has an analog headset. An ex-colleague bought a USB headset for use on Winbloze and ended up going back to mic and speakers, it didn't perform, but if you're prepared to take the chance, your experience with Linux would be invaluable. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Keen licensed Private Pilot Retired IBM Mainframes and Sun Servers Tech Support Specialist Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux for all Computing Tasks