Re: [Ekiga-list] volume drops after 2 seconds on Ubuntu Hardy

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

Rob Owens wrote:
> I suspect this is a bug in Ubuntu and not Ekiga, but I'm curious to see
> if others on the list are experiencing it.  When I call an Ubuntu Hardy
> system (Ekiga on both ends), the sound from the Hardy system drops
> significantly in volume about 2 seconds into the call.
> 
> I've noticed this behavior when calling between 2 Hardy systems, and
> between a Debian Lenny and a Hardy system.  I don't get this behavior
> when calling between two Debian Lenny systems.  
> 
> I verified that it's not a hardware problem by booting the Hardy systems 
> off of a Debian Lenny live usb.  The problem goes away when I do that.
> 
> Has anybody seen this problem, and do you have a workaround?

I had this a very long time ago, for any sound, not only on ekiga.  Look
at alsamixer for automatic update of sound, or dynamically adjust
volume, or something like this.

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Eugen