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Since 'upgrading'(?) from Fedora 14 to Fedora 15 I cannot get my microphone (Logitech USB headset) to work with Skype. It works OK in other applications, such as Audacity.
The headphones work OK but not the mic. When I got to Settings > System Settings Multimedia > Phonon I get set the audio capture to appropriate option (Logitech USB Headset, USB Audio (IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output) but the setting does not stay. If I go out of settings and back in again it has reverted to 'Internal Audio Analog Stereo'.
I have searched high and low for a solution but nothing i have tried has worked. This is a major issue as I work from home and use Skype a lot.
By the way, yes I AM using Pulse audio. I did consider uninstalling it but it wanted to uninstall virtually every other application as well.
Last edited by darkscot; 06-29-2011 at 04:21 AM.
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Try looking in the Pulse Audio Volume Control (pavucontrol).
Thank you for that suggestion. pavucontrol was not actually installed so I installed it and to begin with it did not make any difference. However, after a LOT (and I mean a LOT!) of tinkering I eventually got it working. To cut a VERY long story short here is what I did:
Open Pulse Audio volume control.
Go to the 'Recording' tab. (This will be empty apart from the message "no application is currently recording audio").
Open Skype and make a test call.
Skype will appear on the Recording tab of the volume control.
Click on the current "Input from..." option and select the one you want from the list.
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