Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:46:27 +0800 From: "Robert Nicholson" <nicholson.robert@gmail.com> To: "freebsd@alvatec.ro" <freebsd@alvatec.ro>, freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Skype on FreeBSD - distorted sound - Please help to solve Message-ID: <7e1fa8c0603272046gcf376aey4ebbc017732641db@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1992.85.204.236.16.1143515355.squirrel@www.alvatec.ro> References: <20060327084136.2c1401d8@localhost.localdomain> <20060327113916.31bf90a4.ariff@FreeBSD.org> <7e1fa8c0603270731t6c40b240k1bd2bbf9986565fa@mail.gmail.com> <1992.85.204.236.16.1143515355.squirrel@www.alvatec.ro>
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HI, I have a 3 speaker system. I am not into sound engineering so much, so please excuse my ignorance on these things. Exactly which is the sub woofer ? I have a large speaker and 2 small speakers... All the three sound fine. Sorry, I am ignorant on this one. Regards, Michael. On 3/28/06, freebsd@alvatec.ro <freebsd@alvatec.ro> wrote: > Hello Robert! > Does your SB Live! from DELL support Center/Sub Woofer sound and/or rear > speaker sound ? Because I didn't get it working on my RELENG_6! Somebody > told me to use opensound.com drivers... But it's still not working !!! > > I don't mind if my rear speakers doesn't work with stereo music played > with XMMS, but I want SubWoffer to work ! > > Thanks for your time ! > > > Hi Ariff, > > > > Thank you for your mail. I added what you said like this: > > > > hint.pcm.0.buffersize=3D65536 > > > > in /boot/device.hints > > > > Now my Skype works much better - sound is far more clearer. However > > sound sometimes is jumpy and there is a kind of background > > disturbance. I am attaching all the informations that you asked for. > > Thank you for your help so far. > > > > Regards, > > Michael. > > > > $ uname -a > > FreeBSD localhost.local 6.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 6.1-PRERELEASE #0: Mon > > Mar 27 19: > > 43:50 CST 2006 > > michael@localhost.local:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CUSTKERNEL i386 > > $ > > > > pciconf -lv | grep -B 4 audio > > pcm0@pci0:7:0: class=3D0x040100 card=3D0x80651102 chip=3D0x00021102 re= v=3D0x0a > > hdr=3D0x00 > > vendor =3D 'Creative Labs' > > device =3D 'EMU10000 Sound Blaster Live! (Also Live! 5.1) - OEM > > from DELL - CT4780' > > class =3D multimedia > > subclass =3D audio > > $ > > > > /usr/sbin/mixer > > Mixer vol is currently set to 94:94 > > Mixer pcm is currently set to 75:75 > > Mixer speaker is currently set to 0:0 > > Mixer line is currently set to 0:0 > > Mixer mic is currently set to 50:50 > > Mixer cd is currently set to 75:75 > > Mixer rec is currently set to 58:58 > > Mixer igain is currently set to 5:5 > > Mixer ogain is currently set to 50:50 > > Mixer line1 is currently set to 0:0 > > Mixer phin is currently set to 0:0 > > Mixer phout is currently set to 0:0 > > Mixer video is currently set to 0:0 > > Recording source: mic > > $ > > > > > > > > > > On 3/27/06, Ariff Abdullah <ariff@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:41:36 +0800 > >> Michael and Mary David <michael-and-mary@cutlets.info> wrote: > >> > Hi Everyone, > >> > > >> > This is Michael David and am new to this list. I have successfully > >> > installed FreeBSD 6, 6.1 Beta 4 and PC BSD on my PC at different > >> > times. However with all these, there is one application that is > >> > really troublesome - SKYPE. > >> > > >> > I installed Skype from ports - Skype starts up successfully, I can > >> > make calls, both myself and the other party can talk and hear each > >> > other - however sound is terribly distorted. > >> > > >> > My PC specs are: > >> > > >> > 2.0 GHz Celeron > >> > 512 MB RAM > >> > Creative Sound Blaster Live - emu10k1 > >> > > >> > I do not have this problem with other applications - xmms, mplayer > >> > etc all work fine and with good sound clarity. > >> > > >> > Please do kindly let me know how to solve this problem of distorted > >> > sound with SKYPE. > >> > > >> > Please help me. > >> > > >> > >> Try to increase default buffersize, put it in your /boot/device.hints > >> > >> hint.pcm.0.buffersize=3Dxxxxx (8192 , 16384, 32768, 65536, choose) > >> > >> You need to reload snd_emu10k1 sound driver module, or reboot. Unless > >> the problem solved, please give us following informations (refer to > >> http://people.freebsd.org/~ariff/BUG_REPORT ). > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Ariff Abdullah > >> FreeBSD > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multimedia > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-multimedia-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > >
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