From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 5 09:46:44 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDD7116A492 for ; Thu, 5 Jul 2007 09:46:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A101913C46A for ; Thu, 5 Jul 2007 09:46:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 3101 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2007 04:46:44 -0500 Received: from 203-158-42-242.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.158.42.242) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 5 Jul 2007 04:46:43 -0500 Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 19:46:40 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: "Vladimir Tsvetkov" Message-ID: <20070705194640.67904160@localhost> In-Reply-To: <666bdb140707050233pfeb79f5n6cb601b5a9db71e8@mail.gmail.com> References: <56684.74.64.6.149.1183620111.squirrel@mail.el.net> <666bdb140707050233pfeb79f5n6cb601b5a9db71e8@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.9.2 (GTK+ 2.10.13; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kalin@el.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: skype question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:46:45 -0000 On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 12:33:09 +0300 "Vladimir Tsvetkov" wrote: > Try stopping all sound reproducing programs and start your skype session > when the sound device is not busy and gets free. or simply increase the number of apps that can access your sound card simultaneously : as root (or sudo): sysctl hw.snd.maxautovchans = [NUMBER_OF_APPS]. I have 8 on mine (Intel HDA) and it works fine. You can set this in /etc/sysctl.conf so it's reset on startup to your new value. > > On 05/07/07, kalin mintchev wrote: > > > > hi all.. > > > > got skype installed. can't get sound of off it. when i talk people hear me > > but i can;t hear rings. sound works fine otherwise - i can listen stuff > > with xmms. > > in the skype options for hand/headsets the Ringing points to /dev/dsp > > same as Calls one but the one for ringing is dimmed and i can;t use the > > pulldown... This is normal. _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "Too bad ignorance isn't painful." Don Lindsay I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.