Skype and aoss

aqua-teen-hunger · Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:05 am Post subject: Skype and aoss

Does anyone here run skype with aoss? (i do this so i can run skype then start amarok or something and listen to music and use other apps with sound) When I call someone and talk for about 15-20 minutes it just goes mute, i cant hear anyone or talk to anyone. Does anyone know what is causing this? Also i cannot use 1.3 because the output is very choppy, any help here also seeing as how were on that subject. I am open to any comments or suggestions
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TReq · n00b Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 33

are you using arts? For some reason when I had arts enabled, skype would become super slow, sound choppy, etc.

aqua-teen-hunger · Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:07 pm Post subject:

I am not using arts..It even says when i run aoss skype

aqua-teen-hunger · Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:08 am Post subject:

I dont know if its fixed yet but Ive been chatting for a good 2 hours now. I just emerged esound and started that. For now its working

Except for listening to music and other sound apps at the same time, skype goes mute a few after you use that app. :cry:

I still have that to fix. Has anyone else experienced this, im open for anything.
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TReq · n00b Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 33

I'm, using the latest skype available on portage (1.3.0.37). The sound is quite ok and haven't experienced any dropped calls. But I have no sound server installed. If your sound card supports mixing you can use most of your apps configuring just alsa
(for amarok, just configure xine plugin and you can use amarok and skype at the same time)

Also, the only time I consistently experienced dropped calls in the past was related to my internet connection.

aqua-teen-hunger · Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:37 pm Post subject:

Im not dropping the calls.
They are going mute, nothing is getting muted ive checked alsamixer, my mic etc etc.
As well, I have tried the new skype 1.3 but the output is choppy on it, maybe you know how i could fix this?
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aqua-teen-hunger · Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:34 am Post subject:

Skype is not actually fixed, this is probably never been encountered before by anyone but me seeing as how i chat on skype for hours and hours. Skype is averaging about an hour now then just goes mute, if anyone has any comments or knows anything about this I'm all ears, otherwise Closed.
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Kaste · Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:03 pm Post subject:

Well I used to have something similar but it didn't last that long. Mine usually went mute way earlier. I usually restarted alsa then.

I now use the new Skype and alsa instead of oss. Did you try alsa yet?

aqua-teen-hunger · Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:26 pm Post subject:

As you may have read above, i had tried the new Skype with Alsa support but had no luck seeing as how the output was very choppy.
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