Re: Skype alternatives (was: sound proble for KsCD/Skype/xmms in Debian Sid)
Hello Jason,
Have look at using kpone on your linux side and FWD.Communicator for the
micrsoft side. Both of you open up a FWD account. Set up the sip voip app to
use sip proxy and you will not need to open any ports.
http://www.freeworlddialup.com/
Regards
peter colton
On Thursday 22 June 2006 01:14, Jason Spiro wrote:
> All,
>
> I have problems with Skype too. Does anyone know of a good open-source
> VoIP program that will let me talk with my cousin in the U.S. who uses
> Windows? I believe both of us are behind firewalls. I prefer not to open
> up any ports, but am willing to; I do not think my cousin can. I am
> looking for a Linux app for me and an easy-to-use Windows app for my
> cousin.
>
> I looked briefly at GnomeMeeting (Ekiga) but GnomeMeeting's setup wizard
> tells me my STUN status is "blocked" (i.e. it could not communicate with
> the STUN server). The app stun(1) from Debian package stun says the same.
>
> I am willing to open a port or two but cannot open a range of ports; my
> SMC router won't let me open more than 20 ports, it seems. Thanks in
> advance.
>
> Rocky, now for my reply to you.
>
> Le 11-06-2006, Rocky Ou <rocky2winnie@gmail.com> a écrit :
> > I'm using debian sid. When my laptop boot it gives some sound
> > notification. The problem is that I could not use XMMS to play music
> > directly. I got have to do alsaconf each time I boot the computer. The
> > following is the output of alsaconf
> >
> > ################################################################
> > YUNNAN:/home/lover# alsaconf
> > Terminating processes: 4378.
> > Unloading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-intel8x0 snd-intel8x0m
> > snd-ac97-codec snd-ac97-bus snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm snd-timer
> > snd-page-alloc (failed: modules still loaded: snd-intel8x0 snd-ac97-codec
> > snd-ac97-bus snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm snd-timer snd-page-alloc).
> > Building card database...
>
> [snip]
>
> > It seems some sound drivers are failed to load. Because of this, While my
> > xmms is playing the mp3 files I could not use skype for vioce chatting. I
> > could not get the sound reminding when someone send me the instant
> > message and I got the following error in konsole
> >
> > ###############
> > lover@YUNNAN:~$ /dev/dsp-1: Device or resource busy
> > ###############
>
> Skype, for some reason, uses OSS instead of the newer and proper ALSA. I
> get the same problem in Skype too. Instead of alsaconf, try one of the
> following:
>
> 1. Reboot your PC
>
> 2. Or, quit skype. Then: Type these four commands:
> sudo /etc/init.d/alsa unload
> sudo /etc/init.d/alsa reload
> sudo /etc/init.d/udev unload
> sudo /etc/init.d/udev reload
> Then start skype again.
>
> 3. Or, try starting skype from a bash prompt like this:
> aoss skype &
>
> 4. Or, switch to Gnome?? (I have not tried this. I don't know if it will
> work.)
>
> Also, in all 3 cases, make sure that KDE's aRts sound server is set to
> quit after 5 seconds of inactivity. The setting is somewhere in
> kcontrol.
>
> Tip: In Skype, phone the userid: echo123
> It is the automated Skype microphone test service.
>
> > Yet I do not have any dsp-1. The ls /dev/ds* give me the following
> > information
> >
> > ##############
> > lover@YUNNAN:~$ ls /dev/ds*
> > /dev/dsp
> > ##############
>
> I wonder about this too.
>
> I am curious to hear what fixes your problems.
>
> Regards,
> Jason Spiro
> jasonspiro4+news@gmail.com
> --
> When you open Windows, bugs get in!
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