Linux On My Samsung

'denis6902' pid='1609' dateline='1247624734' wrote: Hey guys, im still having troubles with skype, when i make a call it works just fine for the first 10 secs, but then i cant hear the other person and i only hear noises, but other people reported that they can still hear me even though i only hear noises, is anyone having the same problems?

The audio device settings on skype are:

Sound IN: hw:intel,0
Sound OUt: hw:intel,0
Ringing: plughw:intel,0

'voRia' pid='1621' dateline='1247681692' wrote: Are you using the updated alsa modules from my repository?
Try to uninstall them with the command

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sudo apt-get purge alsa-modules*

then reboot and check if skype starts working again.

If so, your only option is to stay with the alsa modules shipped with the kernel (older and with incomplete support for the NC10 sound card), waiting for an updated skype (well, good luck on this).
Also, note that kernels >=2.6.31 ship with newer alsa modules, and probably skype will not work with them.

PS: Another good solution is to stop using skype and move to a free alternative

There is a temporary workaround which will help. Open a terminal and run these commands:

sudo amixer -c 0 sset "Input Source" "Front Mic"
sudo amixer -c 0 sset "Capture" "80%" "cap" "unmute"
sudo amixer -c 0 sset "Front Mic Boost" "30%" "unmute"
sudo amixer -c 0 sset "Front Mic" "100%" "mute"
sudo amixer -c 0 sset "Mic Boost" "30%" "unmute"
sudo amixer -c 0 sset "Mic" "100%" "mute"
sudo amixer -c 0 sset "PCM" "100%"

It's a lot, but it will adjust your sound mixer levels to support microphone recording.

(Note, a kernel upgrade to 2.6.30 may be required, we're working on packaging that up ASAP!)

'denis6902' pid='1626' dateline='1247720286' wrote: btw, dont hide the gold, whats the free alternative that works with sound and webcam?

'zinaf' pid='1617' dateline='1247667485' wrote: After recent upgrade the alsa drivers must ahve changed. now the interface very different options. after this update i have not been able to make skype work. I have tried all possible combinations and changed all sorts of things in the alsa control panel but to no avail.
the worse thing is that I do not know how to revert to the previous version of alsa where it all worked fine with the following settings: hw:intel,0-pulse-pulse (I posted them in another thread just before the update stroke).
anyway if someone works it out would be uch appreaciate if they share.

killall pulseaudio
sudo apt-get remove libasound2-plugins "pulseaudio-*" paman padevchooser paprefs pavucontrol pavumeter
sudo aptitude remove /etc/X11/Xsession.d/70pulseaudio

pcm.card0 {
  type hw
  card 0
}

pcm.dmixer {
  type dmix
  ipc_key 1025
  slave {
    pcm "hw:0,0"
    period_time 0
    period_size 2048
    buffer_size 32768
    rate 48000
  }
  bindings {
    0 0
    1 1
  }
}

pcm.skype {
  type asym

  playback.pcm "dmixer"
  capture.pcm "card0"
}

pcm.!default {
  type plug
  slave.pcm "skype"
}

'voRia' pid='1755' dateline='1250498290' wrote: I have no problems at all with pulseaudio 0.9.15 and latest kernel 2.6.31* from my repository. Pulseaudio is stable (not a crash in over a month), and everything works flawlessy. However, I'm not a skype user, but I'm pretty sure the problem is with skype, not pulseaudio nor alsa driver.

'pedrito_el_drito' pid='1789' dateline='1250883188' wrote: I agree with you, the problem should be with skype, and I would be happy to use a free alternative ( ekiga would be my choice) but all the people I'm in contact with use skype.

'pedrito_el_drito' pid='1789' dateline='1250883188' wrote: By the way, thank you so much for your great work!