QUOTE(neo-malthusian @ Mon Dec 11 2006, 00:30) [snapback]329566[/snapback]
Thanks, ton. I read it. It gives me some idea of what the problem is, but I am not sure how to go about using that knowledge.
(That thread doesn't seem to be live any more. So that is why I posted here, rather than there.) As an example:
So where do I find "mixer settings" on my KDE desktop? or where might the configurations files be found? What settings need to be changed?
Another example:
What is an audiowrapper? I couldn't find any application named 'audiowrapper' on my system. How does one 'use ALSA directly'? What configuration files need to be changed in order to do this, and how?
If you aren't able to further help, thanks all the same. At least it's a good start.
This may be a really dumb question, as you don't mention whether or not you have tried using the Sound Devices tab in Skype -> Tools -> Options to configure Skype, but have you tried Skype's own configuration tools?
If the usb device shows up in lsusb, and lsmod shows most of the generic usb modules related to sound are loaded, then Skype should recognize the headset.
What follows are the usb modules loaded on my system. Not all of them may be loaded on yours, but you can at least get some idea as to whether your system is recognizing the headset and loading the sound related usb modules.
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lsmod | grep usb
usbhid 37856 0
snd_usb_audio 69792 0
snd_usb_lib 15424 1 snd_usb_audio
snd_rawmidi 23200 5 snd_usb_lib,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi,snd_emu10k1,snd_mpu401_uart
snd_pcm 68996 4 snd_usb_audio,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
usblp 13120 0
snd_hwdep 9156 3 snd_usb_audio,snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd 47524 18 snd_usb_audio,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_mpu401,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_pcm,snd_seq_device,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
usb_storage 72832 0
scsi_mod 124872 2 sd_mod,usb_storage
usbcore 113412 7 usbhid,snd_usb_audio,snd_usb_lib,usblp,usb_storage,uhci_hcd
ide_core 110984 6 ide_generic,usb_storage,ide_cd,ide_disk,generic,via82cxxx
I have dialled my own landline phone and my own mobile, but it works through a PCI sound card embedded on my Intel motherboard and not my USB headset. 