Re: Problem with sound when using skype

["Michael Ott" <michael@zolnott.de>]

Hello Mike!

> I've git a big problem while using skype!
Which window manager do you use? Gnome? KDE?

> Now I've got an own account with skype and when I'd like to call someone else,
> it beginns... I can here maybe 2 words... then nothing! And I don't know
> why!!
> I've got an Notebook from IBM Thinkpad T21.
> My whole lspci is:
> 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev
> 03)
> 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev
> 03)
> 0000:00:02.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
> 0000:00:02.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
> 0000:00:03.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c556B CardBus [Tornado] (rev 20)
> 0000:00:03.1 Communication controller: 3Com Corporation Mini PCI 56k Winmodem (rev 20)
> 0000:00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24 [CrystalClear
> SoundFusion Audio Accelerator]
> (rev 01)
> 0000:00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
> 0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
> 0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
> 0000:00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03)
> 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. 86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV (rev 11)
>
> I hope you can help, and of cousre it's ok, when you can help me only a little bit! ;)
> Maybe it's the question, if inside my Notebook exist an integrated microphone! I don't
> know!;
I do not think that this is a problem with your hardware.
i think that skype is the problem. They use an old sound
library. I have also problems with skype. I use Gnome with
SID. I cannot use skype when i listen to music. And skype
block my sound card when i use it. Sometime i have to kill
skype to use my sound card again.

Look at the skype homepage. There is a small help with the
different sound "servers". I had to change the esd config
to get it to work

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  Michael

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