Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] entry level problem?

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

Hi :)

(Tristan, could you please forward to the mailing list hte detailed
answer for audio problems that I mailed you last week for inclusion in
the future FAQ?, thanks)

On Sun, 2002-03-17 at 23:34, morten wrote:
> hi
> 
> I suspected my problems was the ordinary kind, but I don't find the solution in
> the archives.
> 
> I have just installed gnomemeeting (v. 0.84-1 and openh323 v. 1.8.0) on two
> computers. Both of them are running MAndrake 8.1 and icewm 1.0.9. 

You could upgrade to 0.85...

> The first is my laptop (cs4232 audio driver). Sound works fine, xmms does mp3s
> and the microphone works too. 

Does the microphone work at the same time you are playing a mp3?
What is the result of cat /dev/dsp > /dev/dsp ?

> The second is using a sb16 card, and after browsing the FAQ a little I decided
> to install alsa on it. I now have sound and microphone working.
> A question: should I use the /dev/mixer and the other oss sound devices, or
> should I specify one of the alsa devices?

The OSS ones.
> 
> pb I: I may connect and accept incoming calls, but I get no sound (even
> when both are using the same codec) - I can hear the microphones are working but
> sound is not transmitted.
What you are hearing is an echo due to an electronical circuit on the
soundcard. That doesn't mean that the soundcard is recording any sound.
Try cat /dev/dsp > /dev/dsp and talk in the microphone, see if you are
hearing yourself (do not take the electronical echo into account)
Does the history says that you are transmitting audio?

> 
> pb II: On the second computer, gnomemeeting does not stop the connection
> but stalls at "stopping current call".

Probably because the sound has never been transmitted. Equivalence told
me that they were investigating into that bug.

> 
> pb III: Having installed the gsm on a MS windows netmeeting, I don't suceed in
> getting any sound. I have noticed that I connect using G.711 which isn't
> reported as installed in netmeeting.

Select MS-GSM as first codec in the codecs list.

> 
> I suppose thats it for now. Does anyone have any comments?

I hope it helps.

1) check the history to see if you are transmitting or not
2) check the cat /dev/dsp > /dev/dsp trick


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