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Progeny

Fri Sep 7 2007, 09:34

Hi,
I'm using gentoo and i've emerged the latest version on skype from portage.
If I run skype as root, I'm able to listen sounds and use mic., but it doesn't work if I run skype as user.
The user in witch i run skype is in groups audio,video,wheel...

Running by user other application like xmms, i'm able to listen sounds...
I'm using KDE 3.5 with artsd, full duplex mode is enabled.. I use ALSA libraries.. uhm.. I tried too to run skype with artsd -m /opt/skype/skype but with no changes, the problem still remain

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rwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 7 09:37 /dev/dsp -> sound/dsp

progeny@inferno ~ $ ls -lash /dev/sound/
total 0
0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 160 Sep 7 09:37 .
0 drwxr-xr-x 16 root root 3.6K Sep 7 09:37 ..
0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 12 Sep 7 09:37 adsp
0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 4 Sep 7 09:37 audio
0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 3 Sep 7 09:37 dsp
0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 0 Sep 7 09:37 mixer
0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 1 Sep 7 09:37 sequencer
0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 8 Sep 7 09:37 sequencer2

progeny@inferno ~ $ groups progeny
wheel audio dialout tape video users vmware games

if I run "cat /dev/urandom >> /dev/dsp" as normal user, I listen the sound...

however, skype says "audio playback problem"... anyone can suggest to me a solution?

John Do

Fri Sep 7 2007, 12:53

QUOTE(Progeny @ Fri Sep 7 2007, 10:34) [snapback]438544[/snapback]

[...]
I'm using KDE 3.5 with artsd, full duplex mode is enabled..
[...]

however, skype says "audio playback problem"... anyone can suggest to me a solution?

Try disabling artsd.

Progeny

Fri Sep 7 2007, 14:06

QUOTE(John Do @ Fri Sep 7 2007, 12:53) [snapback]438615[/snapback]

Try disabling artsd.

nothing has changed...

Andypoo

Fri Sep 7 2007, 19:36

Hi -- just wanted to confirm which version of Skype you are currently running, and if you had configured a specific sound card device in the client, or are using default? Let me know and we can go from there.

Also, using programs like artsdsp, etc to run Skype is no longer necessary.

Thanks,
Andy.

Progeny

Sat Sep 8 2007, 13:57

QUOTE(Andypoo @ Fri Sep 7 2007, 19:36) [snapback]438751[/snapback]

Hi, the version of skype I use is 1.4.0.99.
If I run skype as root, I can use any sound card device in the client and it works... either default and hw:8237,0

May be this info will be helpful..

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inferno progeny # cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [V8237 ]: VIA8237 - VIA 8237
VIA 8237 with CMI9761A+ at 0xd000, irq 19
inferno progeny # cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.14rc1 (Tue Jan 09 09:56:17 2007 UTC).
inferno progeny # cat /proc/asound/devices
Display all 136 possibilities? (y or n)
inferno progeny # cat /proc/asound/devices
0: [ 0] : control
1: : sequencer
16: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
17: [ 0- 1]: digital audio playback
24: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
25: [ 0- 1]: digital audio capture
33: : timer

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inferno progeny # cat /etc/modules.d/alsa
# Alsa kernel modules' configuration file.

# ALSA portion
# OSS/Free portion

##
## IMPORTANT:
## You need to customise this section for your specific sound card(s)
## and then run `update-modules' command.
## Read alsa-driver's INSTALL file in /usr/share/doc for more info.
##
## ALSA portion
## alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
## alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
## OSS/Free portion
## alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
## alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
##

# OSS/Free portion - card #1
## OSS/Free portion - card #2
## alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
## alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
## alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss

alias char-major-116 snd
alias char-major-14 soundcore

alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss

alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss

options snd cards_limit=1
options snd-pcm-oss nonblock_open=1

# Set this to the correct number of cards.
# --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
# --- ALSACONF version 1.0.14 ---
alias snd-card-0 snd-via82xx
alias sound-slot-0 snd-via82xx
# --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---

Progeny

Wed Sep 12 2007, 14:10

berkus

Fri Sep 14 2007, 18:46

Are you sure that /opt/skype/skype is the actual skype binary and not a leftover wrapper script?

Progeny

Sat Sep 15 2007, 10:31

inferno progeny # ls -lash /opt/skype/skype
17M -rwxr-xr-x 1 root audio 17M Sep 6 21:02 /opt/skype/skype

yeah, sure.

Gustavo Felisberto

Mon Sep 17 2007, 18:08

Try this:
cd /tmp
tar xvfj /usr/portage/distfiles/skype-1.4.0.99.tar.bz2
cd skype-1.4.0.99/
./skype

If you need please change to the static version.
And see if it works. Also please attach your emerge --info > emerge-info.txt

Progeny

Mon Sep 17 2007, 18:20

it doesn't work...

there is a way to watch skype's logs? may be helpful... I have to create "Logs" dir in order to enable skype's logging? and after.. who can read it? they are binaries, not plain text!

Gustavo Felisberto

Mon Sep 17 2007, 18:58

QUOTE(Progeny @ Mon Sep 17 2007, 18:20) [snapback]442329[/snapback]

it doesn't work...

there is a way to watch skype's logs? may be helpful... I have to create "Logs" dir in order to enable skype's logging? and after.. who can read it? they are binaries, not plain text!

Only skype can read them. Please add me to your skype contact list and I will try to debug this issue with you. I am the gentoo developer in charge of skype ebuilds.

Progeny

Wed Sep 19 2007, 17:11

Hi, I've just added you on my contacts list.
Yeah, I know that I cannot read the log, but I don't find a skype's function to read it.
Reading other posts I apologize that skype's developer can read it.

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