Re: using microphone
On 16/03/13 17:31, Gary Dale wrote:
> On 16/03/13 12:25 PM, berenger.morel@neutralite.org wrote:
>> Le 16.03.2013 17:01, Gary Dale a écrit :
>>> On 16/03/13 11:43 AM, berenger.morel@neutralite.org wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Le 16.03.2013 16:38, Gary Dale a écrit :
>>>>> On 16/03/13 09:47 AM, berenger.morel@neutralite.org wrote:
>>>>>> Hello.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am trying to use my microphone (with skype and mumble) but was
>>>>>> not able to make it working. I tried all entries in the fields to
>>>>>> select input, but no results every time.
>>>>>> I have removed the mute in alsamixer and the micro works
>>>>>> correctly. I mean, if I speak in it, I can hear my own voice
>>>>>> stronger, so it probably works (but there is an echo for a reason
>>>>>> I do not know. This will be annoying if it persists, but my first
>>>>>> goal is to be able to use the micro, annoying things I can fix
>>>>>> later).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In mumble and skype, when trying to select input device, I have a
>>>>>> long list rather unreadable for me, with info like card=SB (I
>>>>>> guess it means SoundBlaster), DEV=0 or DEV=2 (related to /dev?
>>>>>> There are 2 files in /dev/snd/by-path?) and only
>>>>>> skeakers/converters/null... but nothing related to microphone AFAIU.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The thing I really can not understand is why I have 2 sounds cards
>>>>>> (also in /proc/asound/cards) but I have not added any in my
>>>>>> computer (the only related NVidia stuff I have are graphic cards)
>>>>>> so I wonder why there are 2 of them (and I am afraid by the NVidia
>>>>>> one, to be honest).
>>>>>>
>>>>> snipped content
>>>>>> I think this message may lack informations, but I have no idea
>>>>>> about what I can give except those one...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You're getting a lot of really strange advice here. As you said, your
>>>>> microphone works with Linux on your system. You don't need any
>>>>> additional software. All you need to do is test the various possible
>>>>> microphone devices listed in the Skype Sound Device microphone options
>>>>> until you find one that works. You don't need to understand what they
>>>>> mean. Just try them. One of them will work.
>>>>
>>>> This way is the first one I did. No one seemed to work. This is why
>>>> I am asking to the list. I also did some quick searches around the
>>>> web, but I do not know how to search when I have no idea about what
>>>> is the problem I try to answer, if you see what I mean.
>>>>
>>> Try again, now that your microphone is unmuted. Try them all even if
>>> they seem strange. The one that worked on my system (a webcam with
>>> microphone) read "USB Device 0x46d:0x81a, USB Audio Default Audio
>>> Device (default:CARD=U0x46d0x81a)" which looks pretty meaningless and
>>> not suggestive of a microphone at all.
>>>
>>> Also, make sure the box "Allow Skype to automatically adjust my mixer
>>> levels" is checked. This should prevent the mixer from muting it.
>>
>> I tried all sources once again, still no luck. (btw, the skype's
>> interface for testing must have been designed to be boring, slow and
>> inefficient!)
>> I tried with mumble, too, just to be sure. No more luck.
>>
>
> OK, now try Ralf's suggestion of installing PulseAudio (apt-get install
> pulseaudio). It's possible that Skype depends on it even when it doesn't
> use it directly.
>
Possible, but I couldn't get skype sound working until I purged
pulseaudio. YMMV.
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