Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] No sound (ALSA, nForce2, Debian Sarge)

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

Hi,


That's probably because Skype is using OSS emulation. Probably it would
have worked with the OSS plugin in GnomeMeeting.

Thanks,



Le samedi 03 septembre 2005 à 09:27 +1000, James Foster a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> It works now. It turned out to be the mixer settings. I didn't realise
> that "Capture" wasn't being captured, and had it's volume at 0.
> 
> Thanks very much for the help, and sorry about bringing a
> non-GnomeMeeting issue to the GnomeMeeting list. I have no idea how my
> mic was working in Skype, but that's what led me to believe it
> might've been a GM issue.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> James Foster
> 
> On 9/3/05, Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com> wrote:
>         Le samedi 03 septembre 2005 à 08:18 +1000, James Foster a
>         écrit :
>         > Hi Damien, thanks for your reply.
>         >
>         > It seems I can't record using arecord. (no errors, but the
>         resulting
>         > file is nothing but silence) 
>         > I was able to use aplay to play an audio file correctly,
>         though. Does
>         > this indicate that the problem lies with my mixer settings?
>         Skype
>         
>         Yes, probably the microphone.
>         
>         > (which uses OSS) is able to use my mic correctly, so
>         wouldn't that 
>         > indicate that my mixer settings are okay? (since OSS is
>         being emulated
>         > through ALSA)
>         >
>         
>         Well, it is not an ALSA mailing list and I'm not too much an
>         expert. You
>         can also use OSS emulation in GnomeMeeting if you want. 
>         
>         > Sorry, I don't know too much about ALSA and can't be
>         entirely sure
>         > that my mixer settings and recording sources are correct.
>         What should
>         > I be looking for or trying?
>         >
>         
>         Look the volume of the Capture and Microphone parts. Check if
>         they are 
>         set as recording sources.
>         
>         >
>         > On 9/3/05, Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com> wrote:
>         >         Hello,
>         >
>         >         Can you record using arec ? 
>         >         Are you sure of the mixer settings and recording
>         sources?
>         >
>         >         Le vendredi 02 septembre 2005 à 22:26 +1000, James
>         Foster a
>         >         écrit :
>         >         > Hello,
>         >         > 
>         >         > I've been trying to get GnomeMeeting 1.2.1 sound
>         working.
>         >         I've read
>         >         > the FAQ and searched this mailing list, but
>         haven't found
>         >         anything
>         >         > that has fixed my problem yet. Currently, I can't
>         hear 
>         >         anything from
>         >         > the other end, and they can't hear me. Video works
>         great,
>         >         though.
>         >         >
>         >         > GnomeMeeting is the only program I've had sound
>         problems 
>         >         with. In the
>         >         > Configuration Druid my audio device for both
>         output and
>         >         input is
>         >         > NVidia nForce2, and my audio manager is ALSA. If I
>         attempt
>         >         to use OSS 
>         >         > sound, the results are exactly the same, although
>         it sounds
>         >         like I'm
>         >         > going to have better luck getting this working if
>         I stick
>         >         with ALSA. I
>         >         > cannot hear myself during the Configuration
>         Druid's test. 
>         >         >
>         >         > I have tried doing "cat /dev/dsp > /dev/dsp", and
>         I can't
>         >         hear myself.
>         >         > This indicates that it probably isn't a
>         GnomeMeeting
>         >         problem, but on 
>         >         > the other hand I have Skype working, which
>         uses /dev/dsp for
>         >         both
>         >         > input and output.
>         >         >
>         >         > Does anyone have any ideas or further tests that
>         might help 
>         >         me with
>         >         > this problem?
>         >         >
>         >         > Thanks very much, in advance! (and if any of the
>         developers
>         >         are
>         >         > reading, thanks for the great program) 
>         >         >
>         >         > Kind Regards,
>         >         >
>         >         > James Foster
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