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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