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On Tuesday 10 October 2006 07:25, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> On Tuesday 10 October 2006 12:42, Matthew R. Lee wrote: |
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> > I'm trying to get skype set up on my new laptop and I've run into a |
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> > problem the sound card (Intel HDA) is setup and working (with mplayer |
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> > and amarok) I've installed skype and the interface is working. There |
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> > nothing wrong with the headset (it works on my old laptop). At first |
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> > I kept getting "problem with sound device" error but I've solved that |
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> > but the microphone doesn't appear to be working. When I make a test |
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> > call I can hear the skype lady but I can't here my message when they |
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> > try to play it back |
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> > I've checked the alsa mixer and the microphone is set to capture and |
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> > the volume up. I don't know what I'm missing. Sofar I havn't turned |
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> > up anything in the wiki or forums. |
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> > Has anybody got skype woking with this soundcard. Perhaps you could |
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> > post your .asoundrc for me to have a look |
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> |
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> Skype is easy to set up, IF you have alsa working right... |
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> Using alsamixer, turn the mic vol right up, can you hear your own voice |
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> in the headset? Make sure you have set the correct mic device, |
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> select "Mic Boost" if it's there. Last resort is to deselect other |
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> channels one by one and see if one of them activates the mic. I once |
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> had a chipset where the mic wouldn't work if a certain IEC958 feature |
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> was on. Until you hear your own voice in the speaker it will never work |
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> Then in skype make sure you select the alsa/oss option as appropriate, |
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> it's somewhere in the Options. Skype uses alsa, make sure you do have |
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> full support in the kernel |
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> alan |
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I'm getting nothing from the microphone. |
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In alsamixer I only have four bars: Master PCM Line Mic |
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With all at 90-100% The mic doesn't work with line or mic set to capture |
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Is there a way to fix that? |
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Matt |
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Dr. Matthew R. Lee. |
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CASEB & ECIM |
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Departamento de Ecologia, |
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P. Universidad Catolica de Chile, |
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Alameda 340, Santiago, |
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CP 6513677 |
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CHILE. |
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matt@××××××××××.org |
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mlee@×××××××.cl |
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URL: meiochile.matthewlee.org |
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