I just installed Skype but

[Knapp]

On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 6:45 PM, John D Lamb <J.D.Lamb at btinternet.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-03-26 at 18:16 +0100, Knapp wrote:
>> I installed from their websites but when I run it, it can't see the
>> USB microphone only one called pulse local. When I run it sudo it can
>> see the mics and stuff. What must I do to make this work without it
>> having SUDO rights?
>
> This is normal. Skype works for me with all the sound devices set to
> PulseAudio server (local). Try right-clicking on the sound icon
> (assuming you’re using gnome) and checking the USB microphone is
> selected an unmuted. If this doesn’t work, ask again and say what
> webcam/microphone you have. Maybe someone will have specific help.
>
> --
> JDL

My computer has 2 mics listed on the hda nvidia mixer (Kmix BTW) (KDE
4  most days but not always) but not the USB mic on the camera. It is
a logitech webcam pro 9000. When Skype is run as SU the usb mic is
listed and can be picked and it works just fine.



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