sound with skype

Sat Jan 28 16:56:48 UTC 2012

On 01/28/2012 06:14 PM, Mark Greenwood wrote:
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> On 28 Jan 2012, at 16:01, Nigel Ridley wrote:
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>> On 01/28/2012 04:07 PM, O. Sinclair wrote:
>>> On 28/01/12 15:45, Nigel Ridley wrote:
>>>> On 12/19/2011 03:12 AM, Mark Greenwood wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> OK there are two possibilities that spring to mind, let's try the easy
>>>>> one first
>>>>>
>>>>> First, start Skype and make sure the option 'Allow Skype to
>>>>> automatically adjust my mixer levels' is NOT checked. This is very
>>>>> important.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now, sometimes pulseaudio chooses the wrong input as the default input
>>>>>
>>>>> Open a terminal and type ''alsamixer'
>>>>> Hit F4 to see the recording inputs
>>>>> One of them will be chosen as the current capture input - it'll have
>>>>> the word 'CAPTURE' in red underneath it.
>>>>> In the mixer you use the left and right arrow keys to select a
>>>>> control, up and down to change the levels, and space to select which
>>>>> one is the current capture input.
>>>>> Try changing the inputs and messing around with the levels and see if
>>>>> you can get Skype or Audacity to record anything.
>>>>>
>>>>> If that fails, then you may need to go into Kmix, open the mixer, from
>>>>> the menu choose 'Settings->Audio Setup' and then the 'Audio Hardware
>>>>> Setup' Tab.
>>>>> This couldn't be more confusing if they tried but you have to:
>>>>> Choose the correct sound card (probably 'Internal Audio')
>>>>> Choose a profile (Analogue Stereo Duplex)
>>>>> Choose Sound Device: Recording-Internal Audio Analogue Stereo
>>>>> Then you may be able to select different inputs from 'Connector' -
>>>>> things like 'Internal Microphone' or 'Analogue Microphone'
>>>>> You'll get a level meter when you do this. If you can see it moving
>>>>> then try 'Apply'ing those settings and try Skype again
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 18 Dec 2011, at 18:51, Errol Sapir wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Mark
>>>>>> Here is the lspci -k result. Hope it helps you to understand what is
>>>>>> going o.
>>>>>> Errol
>>>>>> 00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller
>>>>>> (rev a3)
>>>>>> Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
>>>>>> 00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 ISA Bridge (rev a3)
>>>>>> Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
>>>>>> 00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation CK804 SMBus (rev a2)
>>>>>> Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: nForce2_smbus
>>>>>> Kernel modules: i2c-nforce2
>>>>>> 00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a2)
>>>>>> Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
>>>>>> 00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a3)
>>>>>> Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
>>>>>> 00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 IDE (rev f2)
>>>>>> Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: pata_amd
>>>>>> Kernel modules: pata_amd
>>>>>> 00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller
>>>>>> (rev f3)
>>>>>> Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
>>>>>> Kernel modules: sata_nv
>>>>>> 00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller
>>>>>> (rev f3)
>>>>>> Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
>>>>>> Kernel modules: sata_nv
>>>>>> 00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
>>>>>> 00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: pcieport
>>>>>> Kernel modules: shpchp
>>>>>> 00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: pcieport
>>>>>> Kernel modules: shpchp
>>>>>> 00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: pcieport
>>>>>> Kernel modules: shpchp
>>>>>> 00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: pcieport
>>>>>> Kernel modules: shpchp
>>>>>> 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
>>>>>> [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
>>>>>> 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
>>>>>> [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
>>>>>> 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
>>>>>> [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
>>>>>> 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
>>>>>> [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: k8temp
>>>>>> Kernel modules: k8temp
>>>>>> 01:06.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169
>>>>>> Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
>>>>>> Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8169/8110 Family PCI
>>>>>> Gigabit Ethernet NIC
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: r8169
>>>>>> Kernel modules: r8169
>>>>>> 01:07.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq 5880B [AudioPCI] (rev 02)
>>>>>> Subsystem: Ensoniq Sound Blaster 16PCI 4.1ch
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: ENS1371
>>>>>> Kernel modules: snd-ens1371
>>>>>> 01:0a.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB82AA2 IEEE-1394b
>>>>>> Link Layer Controller (rev 01)
>>>>>> Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
>>>>>> Kernel modules: firewire-ohci
>>>>>> 05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV380 0x3e50
>>>>>> [Radeon X600]
>>>>>> Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 2100
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: radeon
>>>>>> Kernel modules: radeon, radeonfb
>>>>>> 05:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV380 [Radeon X600]
>>>>>> (Secondary)
>>>>>> Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 2101
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12/18/2011 12:09 PM, Mark Greenwood wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There are still possibilities… it could be the kernel driver for
>>>>>>> your sound card might need some tweaking, can you send the output of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> lspci -k
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and we'll see if there's anything we can find out.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> These things can be very frustrating and confusing when they don't
>>>>>>> work, especially when pulseaudio is introduced into the mess. But if
>>>>>>> we work from the bottom up we should be able to track down the problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mark
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 18 Dec 2011, at 04:15, Errol Sapir wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks to all who have tried to help me with my problem. The reason
>>>>>>>> I haven't replied sooner is that I was experimenting with all
>>>>>>>> possible ways to get the microphone to work.The bottom line is that
>>>>>>>> it still isn't working. It must have something to do with my
>>>>>>>> configuration (or lack of). I'll list what I have tried, as I said
>>>>>>>> without success, and not necessarily did I try things in the order
>>>>>>>> written.
>>>>>>>> I checked out my kmix configurations. There is mike 1 and mike 2 -
>>>>>>>> none worked.
>>>>>>>> I even changed my OB sound card to a creative ensoniq pci one.
>>>>>>>> I uninstalled pulseaudio and the played around with various
>>>>>>>> configurations.
>>>>>>>> With all of the above I tried using the mike with skype and audacity.
>>>>>>>> I guess it can't be the mike itself because it works in Windows.
>>>>>>>> So I remain confused and frustrated.
>>>>>>>> Errol
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> After reading this thread I got encouraged and installed skype on my
>>>> children's natty box.
>>>> I can get sound from skype but no recording. We have a usb logitech
>>>> webcam with built in mic; a usb headset and a regular 3.5 (?) jack plug
>>>> headset. None of them work with skype but do work with audacity.
>>>> I have tried all the settings I can find, those included in this thread
>>>> and others but can't get the recording working with skype.
>>>>
>>>
>>> My standard recommendation is to install Veromix widget to control Pulseaudio - it is WAY better
>>> than KMix. In my opinion. To get KDE to activate built-in mic instead of line-in can be strangely
>>> difficult.
>>>
>>> But check System Settings - Multimedia - Phonon and the different tabs there to make sure it is
>>> activated
>>>
>>>
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>> I tried installing the Veromix widget but it failed to download (problem with connection to opendektop.org) so I manually downloaded it but it failed to install (is it really only 6.3kb?) But now when I try again from the 'Add new widgets' the 'install' button now says 'installing' and is grayed out. How do I get it to forget that I have already tried (and failed) to install it?
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> Try, from a terminal,
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> plasmapkg -r veromix

nigel at nigel:~$ plasmapkg -r veromix
Plugin veromix is not installed.
nigel at nigel:~$

The 'Add new widgets' 'install' button now says 'installing' and is still grayed out.

Nigel

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> If that fails you could try to just delete it - it'll be in ~/.kde/share/apps/plasma or something along those lines (I'm not on a Kubuntu box to check)
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> Mark
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>> Nigel
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