skype (Was: Re: flash and firefox)

[Graham Todd]

Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> Graham Todd <gtodd at bellanet.org> wrote:
> 
>> One other compat application that rarely works correctly on FreeBSD for
>> me is Skype. It could be a problem between screen and chair of course,
>> but if anyone with a working setup for these apps has thoroughly
>> documented how they did things, I'd gladly RTFM :)
> 
> Which FreeBSD version, which sound driver, which problems?

6.0-RELEASE

sysctl -a | grep snd
hw.snd.report_soft_formats: 1
hw.snd.targetirqrate: 32
hw.snd.verbose: 1
hw.snd.maxautovchans: 4
hw.snd.unit: 0
hw.snd.pcm0.buffersize: 16384
hw.snd.pcm0.vchans: 4
hw.snd.pcm0.spdif_enabled: 0

cat /dev/sndstat
FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm)
Installed devices:
pcm0: <CMedia CMI8738> at io 0xa800 irq 21 kld snd_cmi (1p/1r/4v
channels duplex default)

Sound apps mostly all work fine except for skype flash and other
linux-compat applications.  Skype is unable to use /dev/dsp.

> If you experience "strange sound" problems, and you don't use a recent
> RELENG_6 or -current ("recent" as in "with the improved sound system as of
> 2-4 months ago"): upgrade to RELENG_6 or a recent -current.
> 
> If you have a recent RELENG_6 or -current and still experience strange
> sound problems, please tell us on multimedia@ which soundcard you use 
> and which strange sound problems you have.

Cheers,

-- 
Graham Todd - bellanet.org
613.236.6163 #2443