Hi,
I've spent the best part of a sunny afternoon trying to get Skype to work on my CentOS 5 desktop.
My soundcard seems configured OK.
I can play sounds and hear them OK in my headset:
$ aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/*.wav
I can record speech from my microphone OK:
$ arecord > ~/test.wav
... although I have to say that sound quality seems rather poor. It's quite fuzzy. Other detail: curiously when I speak into the microphone I don't hear my own voice in the headset.
I've installed the CentOS RPM from skype.com, but no matter what I do, I can't seem to have outgoing sound. Whenever I do a test call (echo123), there's no message left. I've been jumping through burning loops giving all the options and their possible permutations a shot, to no avail.
Though curiously that thing worked on a Linux Mint 5 install. But then, I won't change distro because of one small detail.
Any suggestions?
Niki
Niki Kovacs wrote:
Though curiously that thing worked on a Linux Mint 5 install. But then, I won't change distro because of one small detail. Any suggestions?
having just got off a 40 min long skype call with some guys on the other side of the pond, one bit of feedback I can give you is that skype ( from their rpm ) on centos-5 does work !
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org wrote:
having just got off a 40 min long skype call with some guys on the other side of the pond, one bit of feedback I can give you is that skype ( from their rpm ) on centos-5 does work !
Karanbir,
Do you see anything that should be added to this guide?
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Skype
Or, that's all you need to get skype going (I suppose so) ?
Akemi
On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 10:05 -0800, Akemi Yagi wrote:
Karanbir,
Do you see anything that should be added to this guide?
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Skype
Or, that's all you need to get skype going (I suppose so) ?
Akemi
Maybe I need new glasses, but I cannot find the Skype HowTo in the HowTo index:
Is the HowTo still at the edit stage and not released for general consumption?
Steve
Steve Tindall wrote:
Maybe I need new glasses, but I cannot find the Skype HowTo in the HowTo index:
Is the HowTo still at the edit stage and not released for general consumption?
Hi Steve,
Added to section 16 (Misc.)
Thanks for pointing it out :)
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Ned Slider ned@unixmail.co.uk wrote:
Steve Tindall wrote:
Maybe I need new glasses, but I cannot find the Skype HowTo in the HowTo index:
Hi Steve,
Added to section 16 (Misc.)
Thanks for pointing it out :)
Thanks, Ned. I actually noticed it earlier when trying to get the URL for the skype article and meant to add it to the HowTo page. Then I had forgotten about it ...
Akemi
Akemi Yagi wrote:
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Ned Slider ned@unixmail.co.uk wrote:
Steve Tindall wrote:
Maybe I need new glasses, but I cannot find the Skype HowTo in the HowTo index:
Hi Steve,
Added to section 16 (Misc.)
Thanks for pointing it out :)
Thanks, Ned. I actually noticed it earlier when trying to get the URL for the skype article and meant to add it to the HowTo page. Then I had forgotten about it ...
No problem. The search feature finds it easy enough but it's there now :)
Apologies to Niki for taking this slightly OT from your issue - lets see if someone has a solution for you :)
Ned
Karanbir Singh a écrit :
having just got off a 40 min long skype call with some guys on the other side of the pond, one bit of feedback I can give you is that skype ( from their rpm ) on centos-5 does work !
Well, great to hear it works for you. Unfortunately I don't have the slightest idea how to make the outgoing sound work here. Googling only shows that the problem seems rather widespread. It-works-here doesn't help me very much.
Cheers,
Niki
Niki Kovacs wrote:
Well, great to hear it works for you. Unfortunately I don't have the slightest idea how to make the outgoing sound work here. Googling only shows that the problem seems rather widespread. It-works-here doesn't help me very much.
how did you confirm you have a functional mic ?
Karanbir Singh a écrit :
Niki Kovacs wrote:
Well, great to hear it works for you. Unfortunately I don't have the slightest idea how to make the outgoing sound work here. Googling only shows that the problem seems rather widespread. It-works-here doesn't help me very much.
how did you confirm you have a functional mic ?
$ arecord > ~/test.wav
"Bla bla bla test one two one two" :o)
And then:
$ aplay ~/test.wav
Sound is a bit fuzzy, but it's there.
Niki Kovacs wrote:
Sound is a bit fuzzy, but it's there.
I guess then make sure your mic source is selected right in skype. Also the version that i am using is : skype-2.0.0.72-centos
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org wrote:
Niki Kovacs wrote:
Sound is a bit fuzzy, but it's there.
I guess then make sure your mic source is selected right in skype. Also the version that i am using is : skype-2.0.0.72-centos
Karanbir: Where did you get that version of Skype? I want to get it, in case it is different that the version I have now! TIA! Lanny
Lanny Marcus wrote:
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org wrote:
Niki Kovacs wrote:
Sound is a bit fuzzy, but it's there.
I guess then make sure your mic source is selected right in skype. Also the version that i am using is : skype-2.0.0.72-centos
Karanbir: Where did you get that version of Skype? I want to get it, in case it is different that the version I have now! TIA! Lanny
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg Nicolas.Thierry-Mieg@imag.fr wrote:
Lanny Marcus wrote:
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org
<snip>
version that i am using is : skype-2.0.0.72-centos
Karanbir: Where did you get that version of Skype? I want to get it, in case it is different that the version I have now! TIA! Lanny
OK. That's the version I installed on 18 July 2008. So that's not the reason I have no audio output from the microphone. I disabled the onboard Audio, thinking it might be easier for me to get this working, with a generic Sound Blaster compatible sound card. When I have time, I will try it with the Intel onboard Audio again. :-)
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Lanny Marcus Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 12:59 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Skype vs. CentOS: no outgoing sound
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org wrote:
Niki Kovacs wrote:
Sound is a bit fuzzy, but it's there.
I guess then make sure your mic source is selected right in
skype. Also the
version that i am using is : skype-2.0.0.72-centos
Karanbir: Where did you get that version of Skype? I want to get it, in case it is different that the version I have now! TIA! Lanny
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Niki Kovacs contact@kikinovak.net wrote:
I've spent the best part of a sunny afternoon trying to get Skype to work on my CentOS 5 desktop.
<snip>
I've installed the CentOS RPM from skype.com, but no matter what I do, I can't seem to have outgoing sound. Whenever I do a test call (echo123), there's no message left. I've been jumping through burning loops giving all the options and their possible permutations a shot, to no avail.
Though curiously that thing worked on a Linux Mint 5 install. But then, I won't change distro because of one small detail.
Any suggestions?
Niki: Welcome to the club! This is something I have tried to get working, on my CentOS 5 (32 bit) desktop. William was very kind and he volunteered to help, but I have other projects, with higher priorities, ahead of this one now. Great to know that one of the previous responders has it working AOK. My Sound Card is a Generic, which uses the snd-cs46xx driver. It's a Cirrus Logic and Skype works perfectly on M$ Windows, which is the main reason why this is still a dual boot box. Like yours, my calls to the Skype test robot are all one way. I can hear her, but she can't hear me. GL! Lanny
Lanny Marcus a écrit :
Niki: Welcome to the club! This is something I have tried to get working, on my CentOS 5 (32 bit) desktop. William was very kind and he volunteered to help, but I have other projects, with higher priorities, ahead of this one now. Great to know that one of the previous responders has it working AOK. My Sound Card is a Generic, which uses the snd-cs46xx driver. It's a Cirrus Logic and Skype works perfectly on M$ Windows, which is the main reason why this is still a dual boot box. Like yours, my calls to the Skype test robot are all one way. I can hear her, but she can't hear me. GL! Lanny
After a few more hours of googling, I've come to the following conclusion: Skype seems to work for some folks, and not for others, regardless of competence or used distribution.
I'd say this is quite annoying.
Niki
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Niki Kovacs contact@kikinovak.net wrote:
Lanny Marcus a écrit :
Niki: Welcome to the club! This is something I have tried to get working, on my CentOS 5 (32 bit) desktop. William was very kind and he volunteered to help, but I have other projects, with higher priorities, ahead of this one now. Great to know that one of the previous responders has it working AOK. My Sound Card is a Generic, which uses the snd-cs46xx driver. It's a Cirrus Logic and Skype works perfectly on M$ Windows, which is the main reason why this is still a dual boot box. Like yours, my calls to the Skype test robot are all one way. I can hear her, but she can't hear me. GL! Lanny
After a few more hours of googling, I've come to the following conclusion: Skype seems to work for some folks, and not for others, regardless of competence or used distribution.
I'd say this is quite annoying.
Niki _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Don't use skype, but r u sure your firewall is not blocking outgoing sound?
2008/11/24 Niki Kovacs contact@kikinovak.net:
Rob Townley a écrit :
Don't use skype, but r u sure your firewall is not blocking outgoing sound?
Funny, I never gave that a thought. Any idea which port I would have to open?
You generally don't need to: 1. Skype is smart enough to pass through pretty much anything. 2. You say that you manage to setup a connection and hear the echo test incoming voice.
IMHO you should concentrate on making sure you are using the latest version of Skype for Linux and getting your mic working.
Skype until some stage used the old non-alsa sound interface and required the alsa emualtion of that interface. I think they finally switched to ALSA with version 2.
http://alsa-project.org is a VERY helpful place (and carries very helpful mailing list) for such stuff, since it appears almost certain to me that your issue is generally with your mic or Skype's sound configuration and not Skype's network side.
Good luck,
--Amos
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 5:02 PM, Niki Kovacs contact@kikinovak.net wrote:
Rob Townley a écrit :
Don't use skype, but r u sure your firewall is not blocking outgoing sound?
Funny, I never gave that a thought. Any idea which port I would have to open?
Niki _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Can't tell the port numbers involved. What about your selinux config - have you tried permissive mode of selinux?
On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:02:21 +0100 Niki Kovacs contact@kikinovak.net took out a #2 pencil and scribbled:
Rob Townley a écrit :
Don't use skype, but r u sure your firewall is not blocking outgoing sound?
Funny, I never gave that a thought. Any idea which port I would have to open?
Niki
Have you made sure that your mic is set to capture sound via alsamixer?
Run alsamixer in a terminal and hit tab to get to capture devices. Then have a gander at what is selected. You need to make sure your mic is selected as the capture device. Otherwise, it may have defaulted to something other than your mic. On my system it chooses the first CD-ROM for the capture device for some reason.
Also, make sure that you have mic boost on as well. You can mute the mic in the Playback section as well so you don't hear your own voice as well. When you run the skype test call you should bear better results.
HTH
Alex White
On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 10:45 -0600, Alex White wrote:
On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:02:21 +0100 Niki Kovacs contact@kikinovak.net took out a #2 pencil and scribbled:
Rob Townley a écrit :
Don't use skype, but r u sure your firewall is not blocking outgoing sound?
Funny, I never gave that a thought. Any idea which port I would have to open?
Niki
Have you made sure that your mic is set to capture sound via alsamixer?
Run alsamixer in a terminal and hit tab to get to capture devices.
From a gnome desktop you can also right-click the speaker to open the
mixer panel.
Then have a gander at what is selected. You need to make sure your mic is selected as the capture device. Otherwise, it may have defaulted to something other than your mic. On my system it chooses the first CD-ROM for the capture device for some reason.
Also, make sure that you have mic boost on as well. You can mute the mic in the Playback section as well so you don't hear your own voice as well. When you run the skype test call you should bear better results.
HTH
Alex White
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