Re: [linux-audio-user] Skype and Alsa

Brad Fuller wrote:

> Anyone been able to use Skype with Alsa apps? When I try to start
> Jack-Rack with Skype running Jack-Rack comes back with an error:
>
> ===
> Could not open ALSA sequencer, aborting
> No such file or directory
> Make sure you have configure ALSA properly and that
> /proc/asound/seq/clients exists and contains relevant devices.
> ====
>
> Qjackctl also comes back with an error that it can't open ALSA
> sequencer as a client.
>
> I traced it down to Skype. When I tried: alsasound stop (during or
> after stopping Skype,) I received:
>
> ----
> [root@email-addr-hidden bfuller]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/alsasound stop
> Shutting down sound driverERROR: Module snd_ice1712 is in use
> ERROR: Module snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx is in use by snd_ice1712
> ERROR: Module snd_ak4xxx_adda is in use by snd_ice1712,snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx
> ERROR: Module snd_cs8427 is in use by snd_ice1712
> ERROR: Module snd_ac97_codec is in use by snd_ice1712
> ERROR: Module snd_mixer_oss is in use
> ERROR: Module snd_pcm is in use by snd_ice1712,snd_ac97_codec
> ERROR: Module snd_timer is in use by snd_pcm
> ERROR: Module snd_i2c is in use by snd_ice1712,snd_cs8427
> ERROR: Module snd_mpu401_uart is in use by snd_ice1712
> ERROR: Module snd_rawmidi is in use by snd_mpu401_uart
> ERROR: Module snd_seq_device is in use by snd_rawmidi
> ERROR: Module snd is in use by
> snd_ice1712,snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx,snd_ak4xxx_adda,snd_cs8427,snd_ac97_codec,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_i2c,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
>
> [ OK ]
> ----
>
> Even after I quit Skype, Qjackctl won't start at all.
>
> One time, when I found the Skype bkg process, I killed it and it made
> everything work. But, I could only find it once! Strange.
>
> In the Hand/Headsets settings (options) the "Audio devices" are
> devices on my PC: /dev/dsp. But the sequencer is /dev/snd/seq.
>
> Anyway, Skype has been handy for me for remote session directing
> (better than a phone, and not all studios have ISDN.) If I could get
> it to work on Linux (rather than windows) I would be much happier.
>
> brad
>
BTW: this didn't help me. Did it help anyone else?

http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=10858&sid=92ed156cbade7bea2fb0127a01d66c23

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