Skype and Linux

[Karl Larsen]

Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>
>   
>>> Stay out of /lib/modules.
>>> The file you want is /etc/modprobe.conf.
>>>       
> ...
>   
>>>> But my question to this group is, do I dare do this sort of
>>>> thing to a kernel module?
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Sure, but make sure you keep a copy of the original file before you
>>> change it. That way it is easy to revert.
>>>   
>>>       
>>     Ahh, that is the secret. Always be able to revert to the original
>> file. I will copy the original to /root/ for safe keeping :-)
>>     
>
> Isn't this a misunderstanding?
> The advice, as I understood it, was to add the lines to /etc/modprobe.conf .
> I wouldn't have thought it was necessary to go to great lengths
> to save the old version;
> you can always delete what you added if it doesn't do what you want.
>
>   
    No, the advice was to add the lines to a file called alsa. Water has 
passed under the bridge and the last word from Skype is that they are 
working on a new version that will correct this problem. So I plan to wait.

Karl