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Date:      Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:40:22 +0800
From:      Ariff Abdullah <ariff@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net>
Cc:        freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Intel High Definition Audio + Skype - echoing
Message-ID:  <20070228154022.3c046c3d.ariff@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20070228121711.23053ce3@localhost>
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On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:17:11 +1100
Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> wrote:
> ( apologies if this arrives twice...)
> Hi :)
> I have a Thinkpad z60m with a HDA snd card, using Ariff's drivers
> from 25th Feb ( THANKS for the drivers, Ariff!!:
>=20
> $ cat /dev/sndstat=20
> FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 64bit)
> Installed devices:
> pcm0: <Intel 82801F High Definition Audio Controller> at memory
> 0xb0000000 irq 11 kld snd_hda [20070225_0040] (1p/1r/2v channels
> duplex default)
>=20
> pciconf -lv=20
> [...]
> pcm0@pci0:27:0: class=3D0x040300 card=3D0x05b71014 chip=3D0x26688086
> rev=3D0x03 hdr=3D0x00
>     vendor   =3D 'Intel Corporation'
>     device   =3D '82801FB/FR/FW/FRW Intel High DefiNition Audio
>     Controller' class    =3D multimedia
> [...]
>=20
> I'm using Skype 1.2 from ports , skype-1.2.0.18_3  . I've been using
> it for as long as I've been using FreeBSD as desktop/laptop ( a
> year), both on a Toshiba A2 and this Thinkpad, never a problem.
>=20
> since I moved to ariff's low latency drivers, my colleagues tell me
> they can hear quite a bit of echo / feedback - I've confirmed today
> this only happens when both someone else and I speak at the same
> time. I cannot hear any kind of feedback.=20
>=20
> this didn't use to happen with the hdac.ko driver that was around
> before ariff's implementation.
>=20
> The settings I'm using are :
>  - all the default sysctl settings
>  - $ mixer
> Mixer vol      is currently set to  61:61
> Mixer pcm      is currently set to  89:89
> Mixer speaker  is currently set to  49:49
> Mixer mic      is currently set to  89:89
> Mixer cd       is currently set to  40:40
> Mixer rec      is currently set to  66:66
> Recording source: mic
>=20
> These mixer options are the ones that allows my colleagues on a
> conference to hear me ok - but they still produce some feedback when
> we talk over each other.
>=20
> I don't think it is headset related : i have a Sennheiser tiny mic
> that has only 1 ear bud (non usb), and a logitech, non usb, with big
> ear-mufs and mic on the RHS - same result.
>=20
> Is there anything I can do?=20
>=20

Show me your verbose dmesg.


--
Ariff Abdullah
FreeBSD

... Recording in stereo is obviously too advanced
    and confusing for us idiot ***** users :P ........

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