Hi all
Skype 2 was downloaded and runs well from the command line
$ ./skype &
Even video works!
Only problem is Skype has no sound it seems and each time an outgoing call is made (incoming not tested b.t.w.) the message returned in the call window is "Call Failed: Problem with Audio Playback".
This is also an issue with v1.4 which was installed and uninstalled via Gentoo emerge.
What process should be followed and commands used in order to test different sound configurations?
For example:
1. Open GUI control, make changes and save.
2. Restart sound. /etc/init.d/some-app restart
3. Start / Sign In Skype. Test call.
4. Exit Skype.
5. Start at pt. 1 again.
Below are the relevant results of "emerge -s alsa".
Is media-sound/alsa-driver required for Skype OR is this not already configured in the kernel?
Also, should OSS be configured in the kernel?
Many thanks
Graeme
Laptop: Sony Vaoi SZ3XWP.
OS: $uname -a
Linux localhost 2.6.20-gentoo #21 SMP Thu Dec 13 10:09:41 GMT 2007 i686 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7200 @ 2.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
If comparing these to your own system pls see the "update" at the end.
$emerge -s alsa
* media-libs/alsa-lib
Latest version available: 1.0.14a-r1
Latest version installed: 1.0.14a-r1
Size of files: 767 kB
Homepage:
http://www.alsa-project.org/
Description: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Library
License: GPL-2 LGPL-2.1
* media-libs/alsa-oss
Latest version available: 1.0.14
Latest version installed: 1.0.14
Size of files: 242 kB
Homepage:
http://www.alsa-project.org/
Description: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture OSS compatibility layer.
License: GPL-2
* media-plugins/alsa-plugins
Latest version available: 1.0.14
Latest version installed: 1.0.14
Size of files: 298 kB
Homepage:
http://www.alsa-project.org/
Description: ALSA extra plugins
License: GPL-2 LGPL-2.1
* media-plugins/gst-plugins-alsa
Latest version available: 0.10.14
Latest version installed: 0.10.11
Size of files: 1,587 kB
Homepage:
http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/
Description: plugin for gstreamer
License: GPL-2
* media-sound/alsa-driver
Latest version available: 1.0.14-r1
Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
Size of files: 2,539 kB
Homepage:
http://www.alsa-project.org/
Description: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture kernel modules
License: GPL-2 LGPL-2.1
* media-sound/alsa-firmware
Latest version available: 1.0.14
Latest version installed: 1.0.14_rc1
Size of files: 3,120 kB
Homepage:
http://www.alsa-project.org/
Description: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture firmware
License: GPL-2
* media-sound/alsa-headers
Latest version available: 1.0.14
Latest version installed: 1.0.14
Size of files: 2,539 kB
Homepage:
http://www.alsa-project.org/
Description: Header files for Advanced Linux Sound Architecture kernel modules
License: GPL-2 LGPL-2.1
* media-sound/alsa-tools
Latest version available: 1.0.14
Latest version installed: 1.0.14
Size of files: 1,511 kB
Homepage:
http://www.alsa-project.org
Description: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture tools
License: GPL-2
* media-sound/alsa-utils
Latest version available: 1.0.14
Latest version installed: 1.0.14
Size of files: 990 kB
Homepage:
http://www.alsa-project.org/
Description: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Utils (alsactl, alsamixer, etc.)
License: GPL-2
* media-sound/alsamixergui
Latest version available: 0.9.0.1.2-r4
Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
Size of files: 68 kB
Homepage:
http://www.iua.upf.es/~mdeboer/projects/alsamixergui/
Description: AlsaMixerGui - a FLTK based amixer Frontend
License: GPL-2
* media-sound/gnome-alsamixer
Latest version available: 0.9.6
Latest version installed: 0.9.6
Size of files: 91 kB
Homepage:
http://www.paw.za.org/projects/gnome-alsamixer
Description: Gnome based ALSA Mixer
License: GPL-2
Update: note that "# emerge -C alsa-oss alsa-plugins gnome-alsamixer" after this as they are not required for an alsa enabled kernel.