Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:30:14 -0500 From: Graham Todd <gtodd@bellanet.org> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: skype (Was: Re: flash and firefox) Message-ID: <44188766.1020509@bellanet.org> In-Reply-To: <20060314105441.brs88is740kosgw0@netchild.homeip.net> References: <20060311213529.epb13ogpggk00ws0@mail.bafirst.com> <20060312042329.GA72610@mail.scottro.net> <17428.17308.781505.771684@roam.psg.com> <20060313.092930.98861031.imp@bsdimp.com> <4415F2B6.2020603@bellanet.org> <20060314105441.brs88is740kosgw0@netchild.homeip.net>
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Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> Graham Todd <gtodd@bellanet.org> wrote:
>
>> One other compat application that rarely works correctly on FreeBSD for
>> me is Skype. It could be a problem between screen and chair of course,
>> but if anyone with a working setup for these apps has thoroughly
>> documented how they did things, I'd gladly RTFM :)
>
> Which FreeBSD version, which sound driver, which problems?
6.0-RELEASE
sysctl -a | grep snd
hw.snd.report_soft_formats: 1
hw.snd.targetirqrate: 32
hw.snd.verbose: 1
hw.snd.maxautovchans: 4
hw.snd.unit: 0
hw.snd.pcm0.buffersize: 16384
hw.snd.pcm0.vchans: 4
hw.snd.pcm0.spdif_enabled: 0
cat /dev/sndstat
FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm)
Installed devices:
pcm0: <CMedia CMI8738> at io 0xa800 irq 21 kld snd_cmi (1p/1r/4v
channels duplex default)
Sound apps mostly all work fine except for skype flash and other
linux-compat applications. Skype is unable to use /dev/dsp.
> If you experience "strange sound" problems, and you don't use a recent
> RELENG_6 or -current ("recent" as in "with the improved sound system as of
> 2-4 months ago"): upgrade to RELENG_6 or a recent -current.
>
> If you have a recent RELENG_6 or -current and still experience strange
> sound problems, please tell us on multimedia@ which soundcard you use
> and which strange sound problems you have.
Cheers,
--
Graham Todd - bellanet.org
613.236.6163 #2443
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