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From: David <david@×××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Skype && pulseaudio
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:25:20
Message-Id: 4B82B3EE.7090107@pythontoo.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Skype && pulseaudio by Alexander Puchmayr
1 Alexander Puchmayr wrote:
2 > Am Montag 22 Februar 2010 10:48:37 schrieb David Abbott:
3 >> On Mon, 2010-02-22 at 08:38 +0100, Alexander Puchmayr wrote:
4 >>> Hi there!
5 >>>
6 >>> The 2.1.x-Version of Skype seems to use pulseaudio if it finds a
7 >>> pulsaudio- deamon running, and doesn't allow to chose the audio device in
8 >>> this case.
9 >>>
10 >>> What I want to have is very simple:
11 >>> * Ringtone and any other sound produced by skype shall go to the internal
12 >>> sound device with loudspeakers connected
13 >>> * Audiostream for talking to someone shall go to the USB-Headset.
14 >>>
15 >>> How do I configure this?
16 >>>
17 >>> What I've tried so far:
18 >>> * pacmd shows skype as single client. I couldn't find a way to redirect
19 >>> it to the headset
20 >>> * I've installed padevchoser, but it only allows me to change the default
21 >>> device, and the setting seems to be ignored by skype.
22 >>>
23 >>> Thanks
24 >>> Alex
25 >> Did you try pavucontrol and select your input and output devices?
26 >>
27 > Just tried this tool, but it seems to be a complete failure. Just gives a box
28 > with "connection refused", but no information what it tries to connect to. The
29 > pulseaudio-deamon itself is running, and I can connect to it via pacmd without
30 > any problem.
31 >
32 > Alex
33 >
34 >
35 I don't use it system wide, here are the guides I used;
36 http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-789181-highlight-pulseaudio.html
37 http://pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup
38
39 HTH

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Skype && pulseaudio Iain Buchanan <iaindb@××××××××××××.au>
Re: [gentoo-user] Skype && pulseaudio Alexander Puchmayr <alexander.puchmayr@×××××××.at>