From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 23 14:52:57 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E65D7106564A for ; Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:52:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnejdl@ringofsaturn.com) Received: from tethys.ringofsaturn.com (tethys.ringofsaturn.com [71.252.219.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9E3E8FC0C for ; Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:52:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ASSP.nospam (tethys [71.252.219.43]) (authenticated bits=0) by tethys.ringofsaturn.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p3NEqtXg060833; Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:52:55 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from rnejdl@ringofsaturn.com) Received: from mail.ringofsaturn.com ([71.252.219.43] helo=mail.ringofsaturn.com) with IPv4:25 by ASSP.nospam; 23 Apr 2011 09:52:54 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:52:54 -0500 From: Rusty Nejdl To: Juergen Lock Mail-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: <201104231449.p3NEna1Z080017@triton8.kn-bremen.de> References: <20110422121831.GA37083@triton8.kn-bremen.de> <20110422180047.0b367a75@ukr.net> <20110422154420.GA44555@triton8.kn-bremen.de> <201104231449.p3NEna1Z080017@triton8.kn-bremen.de> Message-ID: X-Sender: rnejdl@ringofsaturn.com User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/0.6-svn X-Assp-Intended-For-IP: 71.252.219.43 X-Assp-Passing: authenticated X-Assp-ID: ASSP.nospam (m-30357-69042) X-Assp-Version: 1.8.5.6(1.0.05) Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linuxolator v4l2/dvb - trying to collect data about latest skype X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: rnejdl@ringofsaturn.com List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:52:57 -0000 On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:49:36 +0200 (CEST), Juergen Lock wrote: > In article > > you write: >>On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:44:20 +0200, Juergen Lock wrote: >>> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 06:00:47PM +0300, Ivan Klymenko wrote: >>>> ?? Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:18:31 +0200 >>>> Juergen Lock ??????????: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > >>>> > b) Video doesn't work for me with the latest skype beta on >>>> 8/amd64 >>>> >>>> I have also not working >>>> video works with a version of Skype 2.1.0.81 >>>> >>> Which FreeBSD version and arch was this on, and does your camera >>> need the Linux libv4l? >>>> > >>>> > Posts about getting audio working with newer skype versions: >>>> > (tho probably not necessary for testing video only) >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-multimedia/2011-April/011935.html >>>> > >>>> >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-multimedia/2011-April/011982.html >>>> > >>>> > As mentioned there, I did get video (and audio) working with >>>> the >>>> > previous skype version that's still available here: >>>> > >>>> > http://download.skype.com/linux/skype_static-2.1.0.81.tar.bz2 >>>> > >>>> >>>> pulseaudio does not work with Skype version 2.2.0.25 and 2.1.0.81 >>>> my system is missing device /dev/dsp4 >>>> >>> Well you need to replace /dev/dsp4 with whatever dsp device your >>> mic >>> is on, sorry if that was not obvious. :) And if it's an internal >>> mic >>> on a webcam you probably also need to kldload snd_uaudio, and if >>> then >>> it still doesn't work you may need a patch too: >>> >>> >>> >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-multimedia/2011-April/011931.html >>> >>> which is part of this PR: >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=152622&sourceid=opensearch >>> >>>> I was not able to configure pulseaudio for Skype to work with an >>>> external microphone... >>>> >>> The second link you quoted is about how I got it to work: >>> >>> >>> >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-multimedia/2011-April/011982.html >>> >>> Good luck! :) >>> Juergen >> >>Does this mean that patches and ports are on the way to make the >> latest >>Skype work on FreeBSD? > > Well, audio yes, video I'm still wondering if we'll find the problem, > so far video only works for `some' people and I need more testers: > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-multimedia/2011-April/011992.html > > The previous version that is still available here, > > http://download.skype.com/linux/skype_static-2.1.0.81.tar.bz2 > > we do have working tho. > > Juergen To be honest, audio is what I need in Skype as I rely on Skype for my work. I don't have a web cam or I would offer to test that. I would be interested in suggestions on what models do work with FreeBSD though. Rusty Nejdl