I am running skype on Linux Fedora core 4. KDE
Yestereday I could hear phones, but could not speak.
Today, after haveing tried a lot I cannot even hear the voice.

Where should I begin to test?

I tried 3 Micros, they all are working OK.

Hardware:
Soundcard: Via Technologies, Inc. VT 8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 AudioController
driver: snd-via82xx

Which program is responsible for the sound?
KMix?

How can I test, if the problem is due to a hardware-Problem (soundcard)
or software (KMix?Skype?,???)

Thanks for hints.
philipp

Well, we've all been there!

Something to try to see if anything works:
plug your mic into the back panel mic jack, don't use the front panel until you're sure that everything else is ok. Now try to get some sound in/out.

1. be sure that no applications that may use sound are configured to startup with the Windowing system,
2. reboot
3. open a terminal window,
4; type:
$ rec toto.wav
...
5. speak into the mic for 1-2 seconds, NO More, theny hit CTRL-C,
6. check to see that the file 'toto.wav' was created.
7. play it by typing:
$ play toto.wav
8. you should hear it over your speakers or headset.

If this is ok, then the sound on your Linux is ok. and the problem is somewhere in the Skype setup. read the skype linux sound faq.

If this fails, then you may have to play with the alsamixer:
$ alsamixer

Be sure that the mic is the capture device, don't worry about muting until you've got it working, then you can mute the mic if you like.

Good luck,
GF

Thanks for answer. I did what you said, but Device /dev/dsp is busy
Why is it? How can I close it? Or what have I to do?


---------------------------------------------------------------

$ rec toto.wav
Send break (control-c) to end recording
sox: Can't open input file '/dev/dsp': Device or resource busy
[philipp20@zentrale ~]$ ls -l /dev/dsp
crw------- 1 philipp20 root 14, 3 16. Aug 17:09 /dev/dsp


philipp

When I test my xoundcard I can hear the sound well. But when I put an audio-CD into the CD-ROM the audioplayer comes and starts, but I do not hear anything.

Where is the problem? At the soundmixer? Kmix? Master is on, CD is on.
Wher should I begin to test?

thanks for help
philipp

If the device is busy then some application is hogging the access to it. Your problem isn't a big one, but it's very common, it seems. The question is to figure out which application it is. You might try a 'ps' with the option that gives all the processes and look for asound or esound, and kill them, then try to play your cd.

Unfortunately, we are reaching the end of my competence, I gave up on Fedora and moved to Ubuntu because of the sound problems and the lack of decent support.

I can only suggest that you try looking at alsamixer, not kmix or any of the graphics ones, and be sure that there is nothing muted.

If you can, try to reboot and start a command line session, no windowing environment, then try the experiment I described above. this might give some clues.

Another possibility, is to try using Gnome instead of KDE. If it works you might be able to figure out why...

Also, try installing mplayer, and using it to play your music. If it works you might be one step closer.

Finally, there is 'alsaconf' which might be able to configure your sound.

I'm afraid that's all I can say about it. For more help, try a post on Fedora forums, or check carefully the skype linux sound set-up guide:
http://www.skype.com/help/guides/soundsetup_linux.html

also, the sound faqs:
http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=4489
http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=10858

Sorry that I couldn't be of more help, I've had a real struggle myself, but in the end I'm sure you'll get it to work. You're not far from success if the soundcard's test sound will play!

You might contact Futt or Bonbons, on this forum, since they are real experts, not jokers like me :wink:

Good luck,
GF.