skype and sound

Hi,
I am running slack 12 with kernel 2.6.23.9-smp (although this
problem
esists with other kernels and other versions of slack). My mb has a
built in
intel hda sound device which previously worked ok.
Recently I installed skype and a usb sound adapter (Imic). I
have skype
configured to use the usb device and I can get the test call to work
ok. The
problem is that once I got skype working the rest of my sound
applications
and devices stopped working.
I have checked alsamixer and the installed modules and they
are all ok
(nothing is muted, etc). I can cat a sound file to the usb device but
not
to through the built in sound card (to which my speakers are
attached). No
sound application, except skype, works with either device. For
example 'aplay sound_file ' or aplay -c 1 sound_file ' produce only
silence, but 'cat sound_file >/dev/dsp1' produces static from the
usb
device.
Lspci lists the built in sound card and lsusb lists the usb
device.
Rebooting and/or turning the computer off have no effect. I have had
these
results with another kernel in slack 12 and with a third kernel in
slack
11. During the boot process the speakers pop but that is the only
sound I
have been able to get out of them.
The skype setting at present for sound in/out is: Imic usb
audio system
(plughw (or hw), 0). I cannpt get skype to work with the built in
sound
card.
There may be a skype forum for this but I think it is a
configuration
problem and the gurus who listen here can help.
Cheers, jwc

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jwc wrote:
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> Hi,
> I am running slack 12 with kernel 2.6.23.9-smp (although this
> problem
> esists with other kernels and other versions of slack). My mb has a
> built in
> intel hda sound device which previously worked ok.
> Recently I installed skype and a usb sound adapter (Imic). I
> have skype
> configured to use the usb device and I can get the test call to work
> ok. The
> problem is that once I got skype working the rest of my sound
> applications
> and devices stopped working.
> I have checked alsamixer and the installed modules and they
> are all ok
> (nothing is muted, etc). I can cat a sound file to the usb device but
> not
> to through the built in sound card (to which my speakers are
> attached). No
> sound application, except skype, works with either device. For
> example 'aplay sound_file ' or aplay -c 1 sound_file ' produce only
> silence, but 'cat sound_file >/dev/dsp1' produces static from the
> usb
> device.
> Lspci lists the built in sound card and lsusb lists the usb
> device.
> Rebooting and/or turning the computer off have no effect. I have had
> these
> results with another kernel in slack 12 and with a third kernel in
> slack
> 11. During the boot process the speakers pop but that is the only
> sound I
> have been able to get out of them.
> The skype setting at present for sound in/out is: Imic usb
> audio system
> (plughw (or hw), 0). I cannpt get skype to work with the built in
> sound
> card.
> There may be a skype forum for this but I think it is a
> configuration
> problem and the gurus who listen here can help.
> Cheers, jwc
>
> Message posted via:
> =====================
> [url]www.linuxpackages.net/forum[/url]
> [url]www.linuxpackages.net[/url]
> Expanding the world of Slackware
> =====================[/color]
Hi,
I don't know what is going on but I only submitted this message once, on
Dec. 1. I don't know how to stop these repeated messages.
Sorry, jwc

On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:39:23 -0600, john connolly
<jconnolly@kc.rr.com> wrote:
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>jwc wrote:[/color]
<snipped message repeating each hour>
[color=blue]
>Hi,
> I don't know what is going on but I only submitted this message once, on
>Dec. 1. I don't know how to stop these repeated messages.
>Sorry, jwc[/color]

Then I would suggest checking
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> User-Agent: newsSync (LinuxPackages) 102191[/color]

and/or
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> Message posted via:
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Scott McMillan

Scott McMillan wrote:
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> User-Agent: newsSync (LinuxPackages) 102191[/color]
I have posted about this to the linuxpackages.net/forum page (which is the
source of these repeat messages). I don't know
how to contact the user-agent source you mention, google doesn't find it for
me.
jwc

john connolly wrote:
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>> User-Agent: newsSync (LinuxPackages) 102191[/color]
> I have posted about this to the linuxpackages.net/forum page (which is the
> source of these repeat messages). I don't know
> how to contact the user-agent source you mention, google doesn't find it
> for me.
> jwc[/color]

The user-agent is the software used to post the message (look at your own
headers.) In this case, it's a forum-to-news interface being run as a
forum at linuxpackages.net. You've contacted them. There's nothing more
you can do except contact them louder.

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