F12: KDE and PulseAudio latest update

[Terry Barnaby]

On 01/01/2010 05:22 PM, Martin Airs wrote:
> On 12/30/2009 03:13 PM, Terry Barnaby wrote:
>> Having just updated my systems I have been trying to use skype with
>> an USB webcam having its own microphone under KDE.
>> The skype app only sees the PulseAudio device and cannot select
>> the USB webcams mic from its options menu. This used to work
>> some time in the past (F10 rather than F12 ?).
>> Also the KDE "System Settings/Multimedia" screen only shows the
>> "PulseAudio Sound Server".
>>
>> paman shows the USB webcam mic is present.
>>
>> How to I get Skype to use my USB webcams mic ?
>>
>
> make a file called ~/.pulse/client.conf
>
> in it put...
>
> autospawn = no
>
> then killall pulseaudio or pulseaudio -k
>
> then it'll see all your devices
>
> but change autospawn to yes afterwards for normal pulseaudio behaviour
>
> Martin
>
>
Thanks for the info, but I am trying to do this in the "proper"
way using PulseAudio rather than reverting to direct Alsa access
(if possible :) ). Also my kids may have problems using this method.