Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] entry level problem?

[Stefan Bruens <lurch gmx li>]

Am Sonntag, 17. März 2002 23:34 schrieb morten:
> hi
>
> I suspected my problems was the ordinary kind, but I don't find the
> solution in the archives.
>
> I have just installed gnomemeeting (v. 0.84-1 and openh323 v. 1.8.0) on two
> computers. Both of them are running MAndrake 8.1 and icewm 1.0.9.
> The first is my laptop (cs4232 audio driver). Sound works fine, xmms does
> mp3s and the microphone works too.
> The second is using a sb16 card, and after browsing the FAQ a little I
> decided to install alsa on it. I now have sound and microphone working.
> A question: should I use the /dev/mixer and the other oss sound devices, or
> should I specify one of the alsa devices?

As pwlib (the library which is used for audio and video i/o) has no native 
support for alsa, you have to use the oss emulation of alsa, which works fine 
for me and many other people. So using /dev/dsp and /dev/mixer is normally 
the right decision.

> pb I: I may connect and accept incoming calls, but I get no sound (even
> when both are using the same codec) - I can hear the microphones are
> working but sound is not transmitted.

The sb16 is not a good choice for full duplex audio, you can only output 8Bit 
sound when you are recording, giving you some extra noise. At least, the 
following should let you hear the input (it will have a delay, for me it is 
approximately half a second):
cat /dev/dsp > /dev/dsp 

> pb II: On the second computer, gnomemeeting does not stop the connection
> but stalls at "stopping current call".
>
> pb III: Having installed the gsm on a MS windows netmeeting, I don't suceed
> in getting any sound. I have noticed that I connect using G.711 which isn't
> reported as installed in netmeeting.

The G.711 codec is part of the "out of the box" install of netmeeting, but if 
the log says, it has connected (independent of the codec) then it really has 
connected and the problem has some other reason. 

> I suppose thats it for now. Does anyone have any comments?
> mo
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