Skype + 8.10

[Robert Parker]

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Charlie Kravetz
<cjk at teamcharliesangels.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 22:50:43 +0700
> Robert Parker <rlp1938 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Robert Parker <rlp1938 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Fajar Priyanto
>> > <fajarpri at arinet.org> wrote:
>> >> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Robert Parker <rlp1938 at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>> I installed Skype, deb for version 8.04 on my 8.10 system. It
>> >>> complains about  "Problem with Audio Playback" when I try to call.
>> > worked for me is 'Pulse'.
>> > The test call worked.
>>
>> Oops I spoke too soon. As long as everything is set to Pulse I can
>> make calls but I have no functional microphone.
>> I started alsamixer and found the Capture icon set at 0. Moving that
>> up to 70% or so still allows no sound to be sent over Skype. Strangely
>> when I close the Skype call it sets the Capture back to 0.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bob
>
> This a a bug in Skype using PulseAudio, apparently. There has been some
> messages on ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list about the mic not
> working. The workaround at this point has been telling Skype not to use
> pulseaudio.

Skype simply will not make a call using anything other than PulseAudio.
But I cannot make any sound recording at all from my mic regardless of
volunm settings so maybe not Skype.

Thanks,
Bob
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