On Monday 17 January 2005 22:58, Georg Wittenburg wrote: > On Monday 17 January 2005 21:38, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm now trying for some time to install Skape on my Laptop (amilo > > a1630). But the best thing i was able to get was a ringing. neather > > I was able to hear my friend nor was he able to hear me. it seems > > like I'm using oss (i don't know cause I'm new in linux): > > Just in case you're using KDE, Skype sometimes has a problem with the > aRts soundserver keeping the OSS device busy, so you might want to try > "killall artsd" on the console just before starting Skype (yes, there > are more elegant ways to do this). Further, you can test your Skype > connectivity by calling "echo123".
When using arts it is better to use artsdsp. II simply hijacks the /dev/dsp access and routes the I/O through arts. When I remember right, I use a differnet soundcards for arts and skype, it works togther with skype. Thomas -- IRC: TomseDive Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 4843585
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