From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 30 23:46:25 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC03F16A417 for ; Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:46:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6ABF43D86 for ; Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:46:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 32188 invoked from network); 31 Oct 2006 10:46:14 +1100 Received: from andromeda.lef.com.au (HELO localhost) (210.8.93.2) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 31 Oct 2006 10:46:14 +1100 Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:46:11 +1100 From: Norberto Meijome To: Ion-Mihai "IOnut" Tetcu Message-ID: <20061031104611.6d8b8ac8@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20061030200420.42de46ee@it.buh.tecnik93.com> References: <454622D5.6000002@comcast.net> <20061030200420.42de46ee@it.buh.tecnik93.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.5.2 (GTK+ 2.10.6; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Rem P Roberti , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Skype? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:46:25 -0000 On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:04:20 +0200 Ion-Mihai "IOnut" Tetcu wrote: > > Anyone out there using Skype with FreeBSD? I have installed it on my > > FreeBSD system after having used it on other platforms, but I can't > > get it to recognize the right sound device. Skype defaults > > to /dev/dsp, which doesn't work at all. But the program won't let me > > input what I believe to be the correct sound device: /dev/dspW0. > > -devel it's known not to work, finding out why it's on my to do list. > > Please post some more details about your system and the error you get. > It should work with /dev/dsp; please check no other app is using it > (follow the handbook to make them use something else). I use skype ( skype-1.2.0.18_2 ) extensively, no problems at all (other than being an old version compared to win32 or OSX...but that's Skype's fault, not ours). you may want to launch skype from an xterm and see if any messages are shown. They are usually helpful. You should also increase the number of virtual channels for your sound card. I have it set to 8 (ie. 8 simultaneous snd streams) hw.snd.maxautovchans: 8 you set it with sysctl hw.snd.maxautovchans=8 as root, and add hw.snd.maxautovchans=8 to /etc/sysctl.conf so it persists after reboots. Good luck, B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "Gravity cannot be blamed for people falling in love." Albert Einstein I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.