Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] problems with gnomemeeting

[Evan <eburrows stevens edu>]

well when i ran all the rpms originally and first started the
configuration druid for gnomemeeting neither OSS or ALSA resolved any
devices. That is what spun me into this whole mess to begin with. When
the issue first arose i looked on the gnomemeeting website and found
nothing in the Faq about this. I know that i am not all that experienced
in Linux and i followed the install doc word for word to install
gnomemeeting.I figured that the rpms that were in the download section
were required. what do you suggest that i do to resolve this issue and
get gnomemeeting to recognize my devices.

thanks
Evan
 

On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 15:02, Damien Sandras wrote:
> Le mer, 31/03/2004 à 14:57 -0500, Evan a écrit :
> 
> > well i am not sure what comes standard in the redhat 9 build. I
> > installed all of the rpms for redhat in the download section of
> 
> Not the recommended way of doing things. The purpose of plugins is to
> install *only* what you need.
> 
> > gnomemeeting. And when i saw that ALSA was the best choice i tried to
> > install the drivers with the link that i sent in my previous email. I
> > downloaded all the source code for pwlib, openh and gnomemeeting and i
> > am in the process of compiling those to see if it made a difference. I
> 
> Only do this if you consider yourself as an experienced user.
> 
> > installed the rpms first and then tried to reinstall the ALSA drivers so
> > i figured if the new ALSA drivers were installed compiling from source
> > would incorporate that. Although i could be wrong because i am new to
> > linux. Hopefully everything works after i recompile everything. Also how
> 
> Certainly not, you don't seem experienced enough with Linux to do this
> and things will be even worse after you recompile yourself if you make a
> mistake.
> 
> Now, to debug further, what plugin have you selected in the gnomemeeting
> preferences for audio?
> 
> > do you unistall the old rpms? I looked into it but couldn't figure it
> > out
> > 
> 
> I think it is rpm -e if I remember correctly my old redhat years ;)
> 
> > thanks
> > Evan 
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 13:32, Damien Sandras wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > 
> > > A question :
> > > 
> > > - Are you using the ALSA plugin in GnomeMeeting or the OSS one?
> > > 
> > > If you are using the OSS one, and have an empty /dev/sound/ directory,
> > > adn that you are not using devfs, you have to rm -rf that dir.
> > > 
> > > Using ALSA and GM 1.00 is the recommended way to go.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Le mer, 31/03/2004 à 13:21 -0500, Evan a écrit :
> > > 
> > > > I posted a question earlier but i don't think that it went through. I
> > > > downloaded and installed gnomemeeting and went through the configuration
> > > > druid but for some reason no input or output devices are found under
> > > > either ALSA or OSS. Here are the specs on my audio device:
> > > > Vendor: Intel Corp
> > > > Model: 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio
> > > > Module: i810_audio
> > > > 
> > > > I tested the sound output so i know the card works. I also used sound
> > > > recorder and was able to hear the playback so i know that my micrphone
> > > > works (it is a plantronics if that makes a difference). I am able to
> > > > make a connection with a friend that is sitting next to me 
> > > > 
> > > > I used the instructions at
> > > > http://mia.ece.uic.edu/~papers/volans/alsa.html to get the newest ALSA
> > > > drivers just in case they weren't installed. I rebooted and was able to
> > > > hear the test noise and also able to hear my voice through voice
> > > > recorder. But the devices still don't show up. I originally downloaded
> > > > all of the rpms and installed them. After i did all of the ALSA changes
> > > > I downloaded the gnomemeeting, openh, and pwlib source code and i am
> > > > going to compile them to see if it makes a difference.
> > > > 
> > > > Has anyone else had this issue? Or does anyone have any advise to why
> > > > this is happening?
> > > > 
> > > > thanks in advance,
> > > > Evan
> > > > 
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