[Freeswitch-users] mod_skypiax - help needed with modified snd-dummy (one way audio)

[Peter P GMX]

Her's the output:

skype:~# aplay -l
bash: aplay: command not found

Giovanni Maruzzelli schrieb:
> I don't think you got two snd-dummy loaded (but maybe yes)
> what's the output of:
>
> aplay -l
>
> ?
>
> If instead you are referring to the choices that skype clients offers
> you in the "set audio devices" window, choose Dummy PCM (hw0:0)
>
> Eg: not the "default", but the "hardware" one
>
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> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Peter P GMX <Prometheus001 at gmx.net> wrote:
>   
>> Thanks Giovanni,
>>
>> I think there may be the problem, that I have 2 sound devices now:
>> - Dummy PCM (hw0:0) (this is from debian install)
>> - Dummy PCM Default Audio device (defauzlt: CARD=Dummy) (this is new
>> since I compiled alsa newly)
>>
>> I tried both, but both do not work. How do I get rid of the old alsa device?
>> By the way: I uninstalled Alsa before I installed the new driver
>> (apt-get remove alsa-utils alsa-base).
>>
>> Best regards
>> Peter
>>
>>
>> Giovanni Maruzzelli schrieb:
>>     
>>> This warning is harmless:
>>>
>>> Jan 27 15:28:50 skype kernel: [ 3994.795786] process `skype' is using
>>> obsolete setsockopt SO_BSDCOMPAT
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Giovanni Maruzzelli
>>> <gmaruzz at celliax.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Ciao Peter
>>>>
>>>> one instance of snd-dummy "customized" is enough for 64 instances of
>>>> skype clients, no need (and do not works) with more instances of
>>>> snd-dummy-customized.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe you got the one-way problem because of kernel at 250HZ (don't
>>>> know). It uses to works well on a tickless kernel at 100HZ (eg: ubuntu
>>>> 8.04).
>>>>
>>>> Or maybe you have to check and modify which sound devices the skype
>>>> clients are using (try to check that with snd-summy-custom loaded,
>>>> maybe with the ssh -X trick (as in the wiki page).
>>>>
>>>> To load more than one snd-dummy-original (the non modified one), you
>>>> do this with the modprobe command, as in:
>>>>
>>>> rmmod snd-dummy
>>>> modprobe snd-dummy enable=1,1,1
>>>>
>>>> this command will enable three instances of snd-dummy original, so
>>>> you'll have three fake soundcards, and you'll have to setup each group
>>>> of 8 skype instances to use sound devices from one fake soundcard, RG:
>>>> no more than 8 skype client instances can use one instance of fake
>>>> soundcard.
>>>>
>>>> Also, please update the mod_skypiax code (svn up in its directory) I
>>>> just committed some improvements.
>>>>
>>>> If you have any other doubts, or need more info, don't hesitate to
>>>> write the mailing list again,
>>>>
>>>> ciao for now,
>>>>
>>>> -giovanni
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Peter P GMX <Prometheus001 at gmx.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> I have mod_skypiax working nicely so far with 2 Skype channels. Thanks
>>>>> to all contributors, excellent work!
>>>>>
>>>>> In order to have more than 8 channels working, I have followed the
>>>>> instructions in
>>>>> http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Skypiax_Skype_Endpoint_and_Trunk
>>>>> and compiled alsa-driver-1.0.20 with the modified dummy.c file. (System
>>>>> ist Debian 5.0R3)
>>>>> It compiled well however when I start snd-dummy I only have
>>>>> one-way-audio and my logs show
>>>>>
>>>>> Jan 27 15:28:41 skype kernel: [ 3984.318403] snd-dummy skypiax driver,
>>>>> /usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.20/drivers/../alsa-kernel/drivers/dummy.c:920
>>>>> working on a machine with 250HZ kernel
>>>>> Jan 27 15:28:50 skype kernel: [ 3994.795786] process `skype' is using
>>>>> obsolete setsockopt SO_BSDCOMPAT
>>>>> Jan 27 15:28:56 skype kernel: [ 4005.289907] __ratelimit: 490 messages
>>>>> suppressed
>>>>> Jan 27 15:29:01 skype kernel: [ 4012.458310] process `skype' is using
>>>>> obsolete setsockopt SO_BSDCOMPAT
>>>>> Jan 27 15:29:01 skype kernel: [ 4013.326290] __ratelimit: 499 messages
>>>>> suppressed
>>>>> If I reinstall alsa from deb everything sworks fine again (of course
>>>>> with the current limitations).
>>>>>
>>>>> First question: Has anybody had this issue before? How can I solve this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Second question:
>>>>> As I do not need 64 channels or more: how do I manage, that Skype
>>>>> instances 9..15 use a second instance of snd-dummy as addressed in the wiki?
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards
>>>>> Peter
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> --
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>> Giovanni Maruzzelli
>>>> Cell : +39-347-2665618
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>
>>>
>>>       
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