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Re: [LUG] Skype and/or Ekiga

 


Regards and Best Wishes

Rick Timmis
Abazander Ltd

Sent from my Dragon 32

On 6 Mar 2012, at 15:48, Neil Winchurst <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 06/03/12 13:19, Gordon Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 6 Mar 2012, Neil Winchurst wrote:
>> 
>>> Well, thanks to a lot of help from the list, I seem to have my webcam
>>> and Skype up and working. That is to say that I can see a picture of
>>> myself when I try options --> Video devices and click on the test
>>> button. Also I hear myself when I run the test call.
>>> 
>>> However I must find someone on Skype to make a final test.
>> 
>> I've just called Neil - works fine :)
>> 
>> Gordon
>> 
> I have now set up Skype on my wife's laptop to see if it would work.
> This is running an older distro, Mint 9 Xfce, and to my surprise it
> worked quickly and easily.
> 
> On my desktop computer which I set up first I had a lot of trouble to
> get the sound to work. This uses pulseaudio. On the laptop it was easy,
> I just had to choose the right microphone, but then this uses Alsa for
> sound.
> 
> I wonder why it was so easy to set up via Alsa and so difficult via
> pulseaudio.
> 
> Anyway they are both working. Now I suppose I will have to get a webcam
> for the wife!! Sigh.
> 
> Neil

Ah yes

You'll find Pulse Audio Volume Control pavucontrol in your package manage will help 
you.

Rick


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