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Date:      Wed, 5 Jan 2011 22:33:41 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Sean C. Farley" <scf@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Alexander Best <arundel@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r216813 - head/sys/compat/linux
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1101050940070.92137@thor.farley.org>
In-Reply-To: <20110102000402.GA65041@freebsd.org>
References:  <201012300218.oBU2I4BF020068@svn.freebsd.org> <20110102000402.GA65041@freebsd.org>

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On Sun, 2 Jan 2011, Alexander Best wrote:

> On Thu Dec 30 10, Sean Farley wrote:
>> Author: scf
>> Date: Thu Dec 30 02:18:04 2010
>> New Revision: 216813
>> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/216813
>>
>> Log:
>>   Fix the LINUX_SOUND_MIXER_INFO ioctl to return success after the
>>   information is set to FreeBSD.  It had been falling through to the end
>>   of linux_ioctl_sound() and returning ENOIOCTL.  Noticed when running the
>>   Linux ALSA amixer tool.
>>
>>   Add a LINUX_SOUND_MIXER_READ_CAPS ioctl which is used by the Skype
>>   v2.1.0.81 binary.
>
> i'm running r216877 and still skype won't detect my audio devices 
> (i.e. it reports "Problem With Audio Playback").
>
> this is with the static skype binary package.

I forgot to mention that the change is only effective using the secret 
decoder ring.  :)

Here[1] is the E-mail I sent previously to emulation@ which details what 
is necessary to get sound output working in Skype and input in arecord. 
I have not figured out how to get Skype to work with the microphone, at 
least on my system.

I wish Skype would bring back the OSS capability.

Sean
   1. http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-emulation/2010-September/008085.html
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