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Re: Skype sound Problems on Laptop



On Monday 17 January 2005 22:58, Georg Wittenburg wrote:
> On Monday 17 January 2005 21:38, my-linux-news@web.de wrote:
> > I'm now trying for some time to install Skape on my Laptop (amilo
> > a1630). But the best thing i was able to get was a ringing. neather
> > I was able to hear my friend nor was he able to hear me. it seems
> > like I'm using oss (i don't know cause I'm new in linux):
>
> Just in case you're using KDE, Skype sometimes has a problem with the
> aRts soundserver keeping the OSS device busy, so you might want to try
> "killall artsd" on the console just before starting Skype (yes, there
> are more elegant ways to do this). Further, you can test your Skype
> connectivity by calling "echo123".

When using arts it is better to use artsdsp. II simply hijacks 
the /dev/dsp access and routes the I/O through arts. When I remember 
right, I use a differnet soundcards for arts and skype, it works togther 
with skype.

Thomas

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