I have installed Skype 4.0.0.8 on my new workstation running CentOS-6.3 (kvm) and the Gnome DTM. This host has an Intel DG43GT motherboard with on-board audio. The sound works when tested in the sound preferences in the desk top.
Skype runs and the integrated usb video and microphone both work (I infer this from the mic test in Skype options showing movement on the intensity bar as I can hear nothing).
I have gone through all of the choices in the audio setting and none of them work. Are there any other packages or settings I should have installed or set to get audio working in skype?
On 19.10.2012 16:15, James B. Byrne wrote:
I have installed Skype 4.0.0.8 on my new workstation running CentOS-6.3 (kvm) and the Gnome DTM. This host has an Intel DG43GT motherboard with on-board audio. The sound works when tested in the sound preferences in the desk top.
Skype runs and the integrated usb video and microphone both work (I infer this from the mic test in Skype options showing movement on the intensity bar as I can hear nothing).
I have gone through all of the choices in the audio setting and none of them work. Are there any other packages or settings I should have installed or set to get audio working in skype?
James,
It should just work. The only problem I had was switching from the laptop's microphone to the one that came with my headphones since it's more performant. I did this by selecting it in the sound preferences (gnome-volume-control). Also, make sure you have installed the 32 bit pulseaudio libs, if you're on 64bit; or you can "yum install" this repo which will pull in the required deps: http://repo.fedoramd.org/mirrors/russianfedora/nonfree/el/updates/6/x86_64/s...
James B. Byrne wrote:
Skype runs and the integrated usb video and microphone both work (I infer this from the mic test in Skype options showing movement on the intensity bar as I can hear nothing).
Have you looked at the Wiki page on Skype at http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Skype ?
Have you tried running alsamixer in a terminal and checking that all the options and volumes are correct? For me, by default, the volume on the USB headset was zero.
Yves Bellefeuille
On 19.10.2012 17:11, Yves Bellefeuille wrote:
James B. Byrne wrote:
Skype runs and the integrated usb video and microphone both work (I infer this from the mic test in Skype options showing movement on the intensity bar as I can hear nothing).
Have you looked at the Wiki page on Skype at http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Skype ?
Have you tried running alsamixer in a terminal and checking that all the options and volumes are correct? For me, by default, the volume on the USB headset was zero.
Yves Bellefeuille
I don't think alsamixer has anything to do with much nowadays, Skype and most other apps use pulseaudio.
On Fri, 19 Oct 2012, Yves Bellefeuille wrote:
To: CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org From: Yves Bellefeuille yan@storm.ca Subject: Re: [CentOS] Skype and Sound
James B. Byrne wrote:
Skype runs and the integrated usb video and microphone both work (I infer this from the mic test in Skype options showing movement on the intensity bar as I can hear nothing).
Have you looked at the Wiki page on Skype at http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Skype ?
Have you tried running alsamixer in a terminal and checking that all the options and volumes are correct? For me, by default, the volume on the USB headset was zero.
Yves Bellefeuille
Good Point there Yves.
On Centos 5.8 when I use my USB WebCam with built-in microphone, I have to open a terminal and run alsamixer -c1 to select the built-in 'soundcard' on the WebCam.
The volume defaults to zero, and I use alsamixer to turn it the volume right up to 100% before I run Skype.
HTH
Keith
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Keith Roberts wrote:
On Fri, 19 Oct 2012, Yves Bellefeuille wrote:
To: CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org From: Yves Bellefeuille yan@storm.ca Subject: Re: [CentOS] Skype and Sound
James B. Byrne wrote:
Skype runs and the integrated usb video and microphone both work (I infer this from the mic test in Skype options showing movement on the intensity bar as I can hear nothing).
Have you looked at the Wiki page on Skype at http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Skype ?
Have you tried running alsamixer in a terminal and checking that all the options and volumes are correct? For me, by default, the volume on the USB headset was zero.
Yves Bellefeuille
Good Point there Yves.
On Centos 5.8 when I use my USB WebCam with built-in microphone, I have to open a terminal and run alsamixer -c1 to select the built-in 'soundcard' on the WebCam.
The volume defaults to zero, and I use alsamixer to turn it the volume right up to 100% before I run Skype.
Sounds stuff does tend to be quirky, and I have suspicions that some software cheats and does *not* use the correct system function calls. I've tried running mplayer to look at a video, and gotten no sound until I closed mplayer and changed the volume in realplay, *then* got sound in mplayer.
mark
Hello James,
On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:15:11 -0400 "James B. Byrne" byrnejb@harte-lyne.ca wrote:
I have installed Skype 4.0.0.8 on my new workstation running CentOS-6.3 (kvm) and the Gnome DTM. This host has an Intel DG43GT motherboard with on-board audio. The sound works when tested in the sound preferences in the desk top.
Skype runs and the integrated usb video and microphone both work (I infer this from the mic test in Skype options showing movement on the intensity bar as I can hear nothing).
I have gone through all of the choices in the audio setting and none of them work. Are there any other packages or settings I should have installed or set to get audio working in skype?
Did you install a 32-bit version of Skype on a 64-bit system? (there's no 64-bit Skype, yet or ever)
If so, you'll have to install all the 32-bit stuff that Skype needs to get sound (pulseaudio and more). I remember I had to do this first when I installed an old Skype 2.x (then updating to 4.x was still OK). I've found the information online, it was related to Fedora maybe, can't remember exactly.
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