Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Sound Problem, Suse 8.1 with Alsa, Laptop and so on

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

Great news!

I think the problem was perhaps the Igain set to 0! :)

Enjoy the software now!

Le mer 23/04/2003 à 14:45, Sigi a écrit :
> :-)) i dont know why, but setting all (!!) volume levels to max worked....
> 
> I set Line in, Igain, CD Audio etc to max, now i can here the recorded file
> 
> thank you very much !!!!!!!!!!  and sorry that it was such an "easy to 
> solve" problem, i really thought the level for the mic is the only one i 
> need for the mic :-)
> 
> I tried it with my friend (netmeeting) and everything is ok !!!!
> 
> cheers mate
> Sigi
> 
> 
> Damien Sandras wrote:
> 
> >Have you tested the microphone under M$ ?
> >
> >Something that could help:
> >- on starting and stoping, alsactl stores the different volumes of the
> >different devices in a config file. The name and the place of that
> >config file changes from distribution to distribution, but perhaps you
> >could have a look at it.
> >- make sure all the volume levels are at the maximum (GM should put them
> >to the maximum, but who knows).
> >
> >When you find the solution, please contribute it back here. I can also
> >suggest you to subscribe to the ALSA users mailing list.
> >
> >Le mer 23/04/2003 à 14:18, Sigi a écrit :
> >  
> >
> >>it seems, there is a problem with the mic......
> >>in the mixer windows I ticked the mic as my recording device....
> >>
> >>but i cant hear anything while playing the wavfile....seems as if the 
> >>recording is the problem....
> >>(the soundcard is alright because it works under M$)
> >>
> >>wavrec -d /dev/dsp myfile.wav
> >>^[[21~
> >>linux:~ #
> >>linux:~ # wavplay myfile.wav
> >>Pathname:       myfile.wav
> >>Device:         /dev/dsp
> >>Sampling Rate:  22050 Hz
> >>Mode:           Mono
> >>Samples:        220500
> >>Bits:           16
> >>
> >>linux:~ #
> >>
> >>Sigi
> >>
> >>
> >>Damien Sandras wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Le mer 23/04/2003 à 13:51, Sigi a écrit :
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>nope :-(.....
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>If you have no error message, ALSA installed, but that the sound is not
> >>>played back, I suggest the mic doesn't work.
> >>>
> >>>Have you tried rec -d /dev/dsp myfile.wav; then play myfile.wav?
> >>>It will record a file...
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>but the mic works, speaker deto....
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Damien Sandras wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>do you have the required delayed 
> >>>>>echo when using the wizard?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Le mer 23/04/2003 à 13:35, Sigi a écrit :
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>thanks..
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>it seems it was the Artsd which blocked the soundcard...
> >>>>>>i "killed" it, but actually, it didnt help..
> >>>>>>nothings blocks the soundcard anymore (i think),
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>lsof /dev/dsp
> >>>>>>COMMAND  PID USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE  NODE NAME
> >>>>>>artsd   5949 sigi    8u   CHR   14,3      35258 /dev/dsp0
> >>>>>>linux:~ # kill 5949
> >>>>>>linux:~ # lsof /dev/dsp
> >>>>>>linux:~ # lsof /dev/dsp
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>the wizard doesnt complain anymore, but i still dont transmit any sound 
> >>>>>>data....
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>do you have any other hints?
> >>>>>>Sigi
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Damien Sandras wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>  
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>       
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Hello,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Try to do lsof /dev/dsp to see if another process is not blocking the
> >>>>>>>soundcard. I suspect Artsd is blocking it. There is a way in KDE to tell
> >>>>>>>to artsd to only block the soundcard when it is using it, it has been
> >>>>>>>mentionned on the ml, but I forgot when and how it can be done.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Only seeing /dev/dsp in the devices list is normal if you only have one
> >>>>>>>souncard.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>If you think it works, you can go on irc.gnome.org, #gnomemeeting and
> >>>>>>>ask for a test to make sure your configuration is working. (your
> >>>>>>>Netmeeting friend can also have a problem)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Le mer 23/04/2003 à 11:55, Sigi a écrit :
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>    
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>         
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>              
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Hi guys...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Sorry to "bother" you with a sound problem again. I know, there has been 
> >>>>>>>>a lot of posts concering sound, but i couldnt solve my problem by 
> >>>>>>>>reading them through. That did help me.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Alright, my problem:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>gnomemeeting 0.96.1 from the gnomemeeting download section for suse 8.1
> >>>>>>>>Suse 8.1
> >>>>>>>>KDE 3.1
> >>>>>>>>Alsa: 0.9.0 (rpm from the suse ftp server)
> >>>>>>>>% rcalsasound start
> >>>>>>>>% Starting sound driver:  already running                           done
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>when i come to the sound section in the wizard, i can only select 
> >>>>>>>>dev/dsp0, there is no list (like mentioned in one of the posts)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>cat /dev/dsp > /dev/dsp
> >>>>>>>>cat: /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
> >>>>>>>>linux:~ # cat /dev/dsp0 > /dev/dsp0
> >>>>>>>>cat: /dev/dsp0: Device or resource busy
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>The recording tick in the mixer is on mic, so that should be alright either.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>When i had the sound driver on automatic and Full Duplex ticked (Suse 
> >>>>>>>>Control Center) i could hear my friend (netmeeting + codec from the 
> >>>>>>>>download section) but he couldnt here me. I can hear myself via the 
> >>>>>>>>speakers.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>cheers for any advice...(btw, i am a neewbie in linux, please consider 
> >>>>>>>>that ;-))
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Sigi
> >>>>>>>>
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