Skype problem under linux

deel1981 · 01-11-2005, 01:42 PM

Hi everybody,
I have just installed Skype on my Slackware and I figured out that my mic is not working!
I mean that the mic is OK - I can record sound, but I cant talk using Skype!
If anyone can help, please do it !

technobeast · 01-11-2005, 01:59 PM

I'm moving this thread to the Linux forum in order for it to get appropriate attention

**greffov** · 01-11-2005, 02:43 PM

Have you opened up your mixer and played with the knobs there?

Have you tried and checked with the settings of skype that it is monitoring the correct device?

deel1981 · 01-12-2005, 03:35 AM

Yes I did !
It works fine on my desktop PC but I have problem with my laptop!
I have spend howers changing the setings in mixer but I kan only receive sound but cant send!

Im going on trying, but if someone has some idea plase let me know !

deel1981 · 01-12-2005, 04:11 AM

I wonder if the reason can be in the alsa driver
Now I use esound and alsa ?

**greffov** · 01-12-2005, 09:19 AM

esound must know it has to use alsa. Is your desktop using alsa also? or still oss?

deel1981 · 01-14-2005, 09:59 AM

My desktop uses alsa.
And the most strange is that there it worked fine, but when I played with the mixer it stoped working !!!!

And I thing that somethink blocks the access of the skype program to the sound server, because on some point it even stops ringing !!!

I am going to remove all the alsa libs utilities mixer and so on and the esound too and will install the newest alsa !

Meanwhile if some one has some other ideas please let me know!

**greffov** · 01-14-2005, 12:01 PM

did you upgrade anything in the meanwhile?

deel1981 · 01-14-2005, 12:49 PM

If you are talking about the desktop - no nothing
Everithing is instaled from the cd distribution.

**greffov** · 01-14-2005, 04:51 PM

Well you can try reinstalling the packages, but I doubt it will work. Are you sure no other application claims/uses the sound card? Have you tried all sliders and buttons of the mixer? In case you have multiple mixers (like the amixer terminal tool) have you tried a few of them to see if you get different sliders?

deel1981 · 01-15-2005, 02:54 AM

Yes I did. But nothing worked and I'll upgrade the glibc and the alsa driver and the worst if it dont work is that I'll have to use skype only under windows

I'll write here what have happened after I finish with the upgrade.

deel1981 · 01-18-2005, 11:00 AM

Nothing worked with the upgrade, after I upgraded to alsa 1.0.7 the alsaconf didn't even find my soundcard

And after that I reinstaled the old alsa 1.0.5 and everything is back to normal (everything but the skype)!
I have no more ideas! So it seams that I'll have to use it only under windows - I don't want to change my distro.

**greffov** · 01-18-2005, 11:37 AM

well... changing distro sounds a bit extreme to me.

I assume you are just upgrading alsa utils, as the audiocard is detected by the kernel during boot (see dmesg | less). It's weird that those utils don't happen to find the sound card anymore in a newer version. Does it require a newer kernel perhaps?

deel1981 · 01-25-2005, 08:18 AM

Here is what happened:

First I made full upgrade of the available packetd, kernel, kernel modules and so on. Everything worked fine the new alsa 1.0.8 too! The problem with it was coming from this that it was compiled for kernel 2.4.29 and my old kernel was 2.4.26.

The skype program worked fine, it is not crushing anymore, rings , instant messaging works fine, BUT just in the moment in which the accept button for incoming call is pressed and the sound server halts!!!!

The next thing I did was to remove all alsa packages,
modprobe maestro (my soundcard is maestro something) and after that configured all to work with artsdsp, start skype with "artsdsp -m /usr/bin/skype" and now everything is working !

On my desktop everything is working with alsa but it's OK and with artsdsp !

Cheers

!
Thank you for the attention and your help Greffov!
Cheers one again

**greffov** · 01-25-2005, 12:30 PM

ohw great! version inconsistencies... your distro should have warned you with that...

Good you got it solved!

01-11-2005, 01:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
deel1981 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 82	Skype problem under linux Hi everybody, I have just installed Skype on my Slackware and I figured out that my mic is not working! I mean that the mic is OK - I can record sound, but I cant talk using Skype! If anyone can help, please do it !

01-11-2005, 01:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
technobeast The Grim Reaper! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 2,387	I'm moving this thread to the Linux forum in order for it to get appropriate attention __________________ Liked this post and found it helpful? Click on the image under my avatar to add to my reputation

01-11-2005, 02:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
greffov Da House Nerd Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: One CPU Lane Posts: 3,512	Have you opened up your mixer and played with the knobs there? Have you tried and checked with the settings of skype that it is monitoring the correct device? __________________ Linux virusscanner detected a virus: Windows 95 ... delete [Y/n] y ~ ~ :wq

01-12-2005, 09:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
greffov Da House Nerd Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: One CPU Lane Posts: 3,512	esound must know it has to use alsa. Is your desktop using alsa also? or still oss? __________________ Linux virusscanner detected a virus: Windows 95 ... delete [Y/n] y ~ ~ :wq

01-14-2005, 12:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
greffov Da House Nerd Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: One CPU Lane Posts: 3,512	did you upgrade anything in the meanwhile? __________________ Linux virusscanner detected a virus: Windows 95 ... delete [Y/n] y ~ ~ :wq

01-12-2005, 03:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
deel1981 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 82	Yes I did ! It works fine on my desktop PC but I have problem with my laptop! I have spend howers changing the setings in mixer but I kan only receive sound but cant send! Im going on trying, but if someone has some idea plase let me know !

01-12-2005, 04:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
deel1981 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 82	I wonder if the reason can be in the alsa driver Now I use esound and alsa ?

01-14-2005, 09:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
deel1981 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 82	My desktop uses alsa. And the most strange is that there it worked fine, but when I played with the mixer it stoped working !!!! And I thing that somethink blocks the access of the skype program to the sound server, because on some point it even stops ringing !!! I am going to remove all the alsa libs utilities mixer and so on and the esound too and will install the newest alsa ! Meanwhile if some one has some other ideas please let me know!

01-14-2005, 12:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
deel1981 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 82	If you are talking about the desktop - no nothing Everithing is instaled from the cd distribution.

01-14-2005, 04:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
greffov Da House Nerd Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: One CPU Lane Posts: 3,512	Well you can try reinstalling the packages, but I doubt it will work. Are you sure no other application claims/uses the sound card? Have you tried all sliders and buttons of the mixer? In case you have multiple mixers (like the amixer terminal tool) have you tried a few of them to see if you get different sliders? __________________ Linux virusscanner detected a virus: Windows 95 ... delete [Y/n] y ~ ~ :wq

01-15-2005, 02:54 AM	#11 (permalink)
deel1981 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 82	Yes I did. But nothing worked and I'll upgrade the glibc and the alsa driver and the worst if it dont work is that I'll have to use skype only under windows I'll write here what have happened after I finish with the upgrade.

01-18-2005, 11:00 AM	#12 (permalink)
deel1981 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 82	Nothing worked with the upgrade, after I upgraded to alsa 1.0.7 the alsaconf didn't even find my soundcard And after that I reinstaled the old alsa 1.0.5 and everything is back to normal (everything but the skype)! I have no more ideas! So it seams that I'll have to use it only under windows - I don't want to change my distro.

01-18-2005, 11:37 AM	#13 (permalink)
greffov Da House Nerd Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: One CPU Lane Posts: 3,512	well... changing distro sounds a bit extreme to me. I assume you are just upgrading alsa utils, as the audiocard is detected by the kernel during boot (see dmesg \| less). It's weird that those utils don't happen to find the sound card anymore in a newer version. Does it require a newer kernel perhaps? __________________ Linux virusscanner detected a virus: Windows 95 ... delete [Y/n] y ~ ~ :wq

01-25-2005, 08:18 AM	#14 (permalink)
deel1981 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 82	Here is what happened: First I made full upgrade of the available packetd, kernel, kernel modules and so on. Everything worked fine the new alsa 1.0.8 too! The problem with it was coming from this that it was compiled for kernel 2.4.29 and my old kernel was 2.4.26. The skype program worked fine, it is not crushing anymore, rings , instant messaging works fine, BUT just in the moment in which the accept button for incoming call is pressed and the sound server halts!!!! The next thing I did was to remove all alsa packages, modprobe maestro (my soundcard is maestro something) and after that configured all to work with artsdsp, start skype with "artsdsp -m /usr/bin/skype" and now everything is working ! On my desktop everything is working with alsa but it's OK and with artsdsp ! Cheers ! Thank you for the attention and your help Greffov! Cheers one again

01-25-2005, 12:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
greffov Da House Nerd Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: One CPU Lane Posts: 3,512	ohw great! version inconsistencies... your distro should have warned you with that... Good you got it solved! __________________ Linux virusscanner detected a virus: Windows 95 ... delete [Y/n] y ~ ~ :wq

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