[Ekiga-list] Noob (to Ekiga) question

[Damien Sandras]

Hi,

Le mercredi 15 novembre 2006 à 07:53 -0700, Daniel O'Donnell a écrit :
> Hi all,
> 
> I've tried searching the archives for this, because I am told it is a
> common setup issue, but had no luck under usb or soundcards | sound
> cards.
> 
> Basically my problem is the following: I have a logitech 250 USB
> headphone which works fine with Gizmo and Skype, and often with Ekiga.
> BUT, when I use it with Ekiga it frequently drops out. When I try to
> close Ekiga in these circumstances, it tends to freeze, sometimes
> freezing the whole computer, and a reboot is required. Even if it

When the computer freezes, on Linux, it is because a kernel module
crashed. So I suppose your USB driver has a bug which is only triggered
by Ekiga. I would try upgrading the USB driver and I would look at the
kernel messages.

> doesn't freeze, it takes its time closing and seems to be using a fair
> bit of resources. If the computer doesn't freeze, other resources can't
> write to the device after Ekiga closes down.
> 

Again, it indicates that the driver is in an inconsistent state.

> This problem occurs whether the headphone is set to the default sound
> card or not (the slow exiting/freezing). If the sound card is not
> default, Ekiga doesn't recognise it, though Gizmo and Skype seem to.
> 
> I am using a new install of Ubuntu Etch. My other sound card is Intel
> 82801DB-ICH4.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> -dan
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