Did you check the mixer settings? Maybe the volume level for your microphone is too low? Or maybe it's even set to mute?carfree wrote:although the phone I'm calling rings there is no voice to be heard on the other phone.
Gizmo phone NOW RESOLVED
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Re: Gizmo phone
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Re: Gizmo phone
Maybe you have to enable it in some way as sound source for recordings? e.g. on my system the microphone is mute per default, and usually "Line in" is selected as recording source, not the microphone. Can you please test your setup, e.g. via synaptic install something like "audacity" (a program for editing sound recordings ... but beware the GUI may look really ugly!) and then try if you can record anything at all via the microphone? Also, maybe this is a stupid question: but you did check the cables, right? There is no chance that your wife or your kids stumbled over some cables and now the microphone isn't even plugged in? I am just asking ... sometimes such things happen.carfree wrote:I went to the volume control (top RHS of screen) and un-muted but still no luck.
Re: Gizmo phone
Hmmmm ... with mplayer and the w32codecs package this shouldn't be a problem on Linux. Put these lines into your /etc/apt/sources.list (or alternatively enable these repositories via synaptic):carfree wrote:the only place I can play .wmv movies
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# MEDIBUNTU repository, replacing PLF which has shut down
# http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/www/
deb http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repo/ edgy free non-free
deb-src http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repo/ edgy free non-free
And from there on lots of non-free multimedia programs and codecs should be available on your system, e.g. via synaptic ... Playing *.mov or *.wmv files shouldn't be a problem anymore from there on. Exception to the rule: files containing DRM (e.g. files specifically released for Windows Media Player 10) still won't work.
As for your sound problems: Please try recording something as I suggested in my previous posting. It's probably some mixer or recording setting.
Regards,
Scorp123
Re: Gizmo phone
Yeah, those nice guys are working on their web site over Christmas!? Just go to their main site: http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/ ... and then there should be something about their repositories in the menu, e.g. "Repository How To". Follow that link please, that's the right page.carfree wrote:Not Found, The requested URL /www/en/repository.html was not found on this server.
Probably yes, just put the whole block e.g. towards the end of your sources.list ...carfree wrote:Can I just paste your suggested code into '/etc/apt/sources.list'
As for your sound problems ... Are you sure your soundcard is even working? Sorry if this is a stupid question ...
Regards,
Scorp123
Re: Gizmo phone
That might be the problem. Do you get any music or sound effects, e.g. when you login? I am not sure that this thing is working under Linux. There are lots of such adapters out there for which the manufacturing companies do not release the specifications (so that people working to improve Linux could write any drivers), and so many adapters might not work under Linux. My experience so far is that if the system requirements say that old Mac OS 9 or MS-DOS are supported then the hardware in question might work in Linux; but that's no guarantee though. Your best bet would be to check some online compatibility lists, e.g. here:carfree wrote:Since you mention it ( Are you sure your soundcard is even working? ) I actually don't know. I use a USB device, ( http://tinyurl.com/ymt7kl ) which my headset plugs into and is supposed to obviate the need for a soundcard.
http://www.linux-drivers.org/
Given that nowadays PCI-based and SoundBlaster-compatible cards are very cheap you might have better success with one of those. Most of those old-fashioned soundcards are very well documented and there are only very few which won't work in Linux.
BTW, shouldn't your computer have an on-board soundcard of some sorts? Most modern computers have that. Maybe that one is working OK and you don't even need to buy a new one at all? Can you please check your system settings again if there is a soundcard listed in your system?
Did you ever try to play music? Also there should be sound effects when you login and logout from your graphical environment. Did you hear any sound effects?carfree wrote:It works perfectly on 3 other computers but I don't know how to test it for sound on this machine, other than making a phone call.
Please open a terminal ... I think there are other non-terminal ways to do this but I don't know themcarfree wrote:Unfortunately I don't know how to open /etc/apt/sources.list
OK, in there type this command ... and when it asks you, please type your password (for security reasons your input won't be echoed back, you have to quasi type blindly):
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gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
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# MEDIBUNTU repository, replacing PLF which has shut down
# http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/
deb http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repo/ edgy free non-free
deb-src http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repo/ edgy free non-free
Don't forget to execute sudo apt-get update as mentioned on their page.
From here onwards you can close the terminal again (type "exit" into it or just close it with your mouse), and via "Add/Remove Software" you should now have plenty of new stuff available in the multimedia section. I suggest these packages (maybe you'll have to search for them):
- mplayer
mozilla-mplayer
w32codecs
Regards,
Scorp123
Re: Gizmo phone NOW RESOLVED :-) :-) :-)
You're welcome. Merry Christmas!carfree wrote:Thanks you very much for the excellent suggestions, I really appreciate your efforts here. Everything seems to be working now, movies and phone. After downloading all the codes, I plugged my headset into the original souncard and it works like a champ.