Hi guys,

I have installed Slackware 10.2 with the 2.6.13 kernel from testing on the second CD.

Everything works ok ... excepth that I cannot use my mic in skype.

I have an Intel D845GLAD motherboard with on-board sound and use the snd-intel alsa driver.

I have sound output in all my apps. Even in skype I can hear the lady on the Echo123 testing service but when she asks me to record my voice and then plays it back I cant hear anything.

I can play sounds in multiple apps simulataneously and everything.

Would anyone be able to help me sort tis out.

Thnx in advance.

chgrp audio /dev/dsp
chgrp audio /dev/dsp*
or

chmod 777 /dev/dsp
or
chmod 666 /dev/dsp !!!! DANGEROUS for Security

type
this will show all controls, go to mic capture or similar

when you are done type
you should be all set

be root when you do it

unmute it and toggle the capture

hi guys,

thanx for the replies .... am at work right now ... shall try it out as soon as I get home and post back either way ...

see ya.

hi guys,

have tried out the stuff just like U said ... but no dice ....

when I tried to run skype from the konsole this is what I got ==>
artsdsp -m skype
volume_open: error opening /dev/mixer: Permission denied
volume_open: error opening /dev/mixer: Permission denied
volume_open: error opening /dev/mixer: Permission denied

would u have any more ideas to try out

thnx

chmod it like I posted above!

okay so i have now also done ==>

root@darkstar:/home/neil# chmod 777 /dev/mixer
root@darkstar:/home/neil# chmod 777 /dev/sound/mixer

still no luck :<(

Once AGAIN,as far as I understand Linux, there is no such device as /dev/mixer. Linux, however defines mike as /dev/dsp
chmod 777 /dev/dsp
or
chmod 666 /dev/dsp

Hey SlackerLX,

did as you suggested in ur last post .... but no can do again .....

I was reading some more about this and tried the following :
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root@darkstar:/home/neil# arecord -d 10 -f cd -t wav -D copy foobar.wav
ALSA lib pcm.c:2090snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM copy
arecord: main:533: audio open error: No such file or directory
root@darkstar:/home/neil# arecord -d 10 -f cd -t wav foobar.wav
Recording WAVE 'foobar.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
root@darkstar:/home/neil# play foobar.wav
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Still no luck playing back the file or in skype

I hope I am not troubling u guys too much .... but would U have any more things to try .... I am all urs for as long as u guys can stand me.

Thnx

Hey guys,

If anyone is reading this .... I know what the problem was .....

I shall now kill myself .....

I had installed the 2.6 kernel with the alsa driver as mentioned above.

But I did not remove the old driver for the 2.4 kernel.

Skype now woks beautifully as root

So I guess its just a permission problem for a user which I should be able to sort out by following the steps above.

Again ... totally sorry for all the trouble caused ....

SlackerLX, KingOfDreams & kodon ..... THANK U VERY MUCH for all the support.

Rgds,

madmax

Well now, good that all wrapped up nicely!
No need to be suicidal about that though