16.07.2008 18:41
skype 2.0 on Linux...
...sucks. Some days ago I installed Skype 2.0 on my Linux machine. First the good news: it does not anymore crash immediately after launching. Bit if you happen to have a ~/.asoundrc or /etc/asound.conf then the sound does not work properly. In my case, when I used the external USB soundcard the call started degrading after a while, half of the conversation got lost. The onboard sound does not work at all, not even if you unplug the USB card and choose the onboard sound in the system preferences or in Skype.
So what? you can simply delete these files. What should Skype care about that these are the standard alsa configuration files and that you cannot use your external soundcard efficiently if don't have them. What do you need a good soundcard for anyway? Hae?
