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tony
Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Posts: 337 Location: Montreal.ca
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Posted: Wed 14 Jun 2017, 06:28 Post subject:
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Hi Mike,
When I tried to use Skype I got very low audio output.
I installed apulse from :-
http://smokey01.com/OscarTalks/apulse-0.1.10-x86_64.pet
I got better audio out.
BUT --- Skype no longer finds my microphone.
Been here before I think.
Regards Tony.
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Mike Walsh

Joined: 28 Jun 2014 Posts: 6397 Location: King's Lynn, UK.
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Posted: Wed 14 Jun 2017, 08:20 Post subject:
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Hi, Tony.
Yah, I'm finding the same problem, mate. I'm actually getting audio, after installing PulseAudio through the PPM, but it's coming out all slow & garbled.
Mind you, I use a headset; I don't use the webcam's built-in mike at all.
If you install PulseAudio, you need to ensure it's started by entering
...in the terminal, before attempting to use Skype. We have M$ to thank for the need for PulseAudio, unfortunately. Also, make sure (by using Retrovol) that 'Capture' is set no more than halfway up the scale, and that 'Capture Sound' is set to 'Mic'.
You'll need to experiment to find out which 'Mic' to use in the 'Mic Select' box.....
Mike.
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watchdog
Joined: 28 Sep 2012 Posts: 2022 Location: Italy
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Posted: Wed 14 Jun 2017, 08:46 Post subject:
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If you use pulseaudio then you can have to change the following lines in /etc/pulse/default.pa according to your hardware. Type in console:
With my hardware I have:
Code: | # arecord -l
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Venu [Vimicro USB 2.0 PC Camera (Venu], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
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I my situation the correct lines in default.pa are:
Code: | load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:1,0
load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:0,0 |
to use default mic and auricolar or:
Code: | load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:1,0
load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:1,0 |
to use the webcam mic and auricolar. After using skype I suggest to stop the pulseaudio daemon with:
For tahr64 read:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=957004#957004
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watchdog
Joined: 28 Sep 2012 Posts: 2022 Location: Italy
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Posted: Mon 03 Jul 2017, 02:47 Post subject:
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3 July 2017: skype4.3 continues to work for me. What are the decisions of Microsoft?
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ac2011
Joined: 09 Feb 2011 Posts: 135
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Posted: Mon 03 Jul 2017, 05:14 Post subject:
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Still working here too. Not that I'm complaining...
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torm

Joined: 07 Mar 2015 Posts: 186
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Posted: Sat 08 Jul 2017, 01:16 Post subject:
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Wire ?
Hmm.. some names from early Skype?
Location is changed, however..
Will see if it's any good..
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rockedge

Joined: 11 Apr 2012 Posts: 1874 Location: Connecticut, United States
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Posted: Sat 08 Jul 2017, 13:37 Post subject:
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glad I checked this thread again! So I start my Skype 4.3.0.37 and it still works as well! I started just using the Skype Linux Beta 64 bit and it worked okay to type chats but not much else worked yet.
Totally happy that the Skype 4.3 is still functioning! Thanks to you guys I looked again!
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ac2011
Joined: 09 Feb 2011 Posts: 135
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Posted: Tue 11 Jul 2017, 01:24 Post subject:
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It may not last for long, though. When I tried a Skype call it took three attempts to connect and threw up a warning saying I was using an out-of-date version and may not be able to connect. Then it worked. So it probably isn't going to work for much longer.
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Mike Walsh

Joined: 28 Jun 2014 Posts: 6397 Location: King's Lynn, UK.
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Posted: Tue 11 Jul 2017, 04:46 Post subject:
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I didn't want to be the bearer of 'bad tidings', but, er.........I did feel the community had a right to know.
I guess it's the same as other stuff; if M$ hadn't had such a stranglehold with Windoze & Skype, after having bought the latter out, I rather suspect development would have gone in a completely different direction.
There again, having said that, we might not have had the plethora of available choice that we now have; there wouldn't have been the incentive!
Mike.
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watchdog
Joined: 28 Sep 2012 Posts: 2022 Location: Italy
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Posted: Sat 02 Sep 2017, 04:15 Post subject:
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Skypeforlinux 64 bit is still in development and has malfunctions. I downloaded:
https://repo.skype.com/deb/pool/main/s/skypeforlinux/skypeforlinux_8.5.76.55323_amd64.deb
and tried it in slacko64 700b. Libsecret is needed from PPM. It starts but no webcam and no SMS. Skype 4.3 32 bit is still working.
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snayak
Joined: 14 Sep 2011 Posts: 422
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Posted: Fri 10 Nov 2017, 02:40 Post subject:
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On Nov 7th they stopped skype 4.3 to login.
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ozsouth
Joined: 01 Jan 2010 Posts: 862 Location: S.E Australia
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Posted: Wed 15 Nov 2017, 08:46 Post subject:
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Skype for Linux - latest beta (8.10.0.4) working in Slacko64 kernel 4.4.70. Requires libsecret.so.1.0 & libgcrypt.so.11 & restart jwm after install.
https://go.skype.com/skypeforlinux-64.deb
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watchdog
Joined: 28 Sep 2012 Posts: 2022 Location: Italy
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Posted: Wed 15 Nov 2017, 09:04 Post subject:
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I found that you can't send SMS with the desktop app but you can send SMS using the web interface.
https://web.skype.com/
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Bird Dog
Joined: 15 Jun 2014 Posts: 71 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Mon 25 Dec 2017, 19:34 Post subject:
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With the Skype web interface you can't do a video call but you can send an sms. I downloaded the desktop app and it says it installed but when trying to start the Skype program in the Network section it does nothing. Microsh#ts christmas gift. Time to find Mike's other post about video calling software. The beta did work for a while though Mike.
Thanks
Bird Dog
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Mike Walsh

Joined: 28 Jun 2014 Posts: 6397 Location: King's Lynn, UK.
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Posted: Mon 15 Jan 2018, 11:48 Post subject:
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Hi, all.
Just for reference, the current 64-bit Skype for Linux (8.13.76.8-amd64.deb) won't get going in any way, shape or form. Not in Tahr64, at any rate.
It gets stuck in an endless log-in 'loop'. You log-in; you think it's about to kick-in, then a pop-up appears informing you that you've just been logged-out.....'please log-in to use Skype'.
I don't know why I even bother trying it any more. I much prefer WIRE.
Mike.
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