skype problems
Gene Heskett
gene.heskett at verizon.net
Mon May 15 02:54:30 UTC 2006
Lauri wrote:
>> Actually 2 of them.
>>
>> 1. I can only make one connection per reboot, otherwise there is
>> "something wrong with the audio device" when a new connection is
>> attempted. My headphones continue to function normally. And my own
>> voice is flawless both in my phones and at the other end of the call.
>>
>
> This is a known bug, Skype doesn't close the device. Restarting Skype
> fixes that.
>
> Use skype_dsp_hijacker.
>
> See: http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=32290
>
>> 2. Reception is very intermittent, and coupled with a lot of
>> chuttering noises. This I verified is on my end by trying the echo123
>> facility, even the ladies recorded voice was chopped up into just
>> fractions of a word here and there.
>>
>
> This is also a common problem. I fixed this with dmix-ing.
>
> See: http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=4068
And where might this 'dmix plugin' be found for an FC5 system?
> My solution: http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?p=197195#197195
>
>> As a point of note, skype only opens a path to /dev/dsp once on the
>> reboot and restart. It shows 3 opens to /dev/mixer when a failed call
>> to echo123 is live, and leaves 2 of them behind when it has been hung up.
>>
>> The audio system is an ATX in an HP laptop. OS is 386 FC5 with all
>> updates on an amd64 turion system.
>>
>> Does anybody have a clue to share?
>>
>
> Lauri
>
>
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Cheers, Gene
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