This is a characteristic of AC97 based cards. Rat handles some of them by hardcoding; others can be handled by setting the OSS_IS_AC97 environment variable.
export OSS_IS_AC97=1 (for sh) setenv OSS_IS_AC97 1 (for csh) Hopefully this fixes the problem. Tom Ashley Wright wrote: > Hi Jason, > > This was the first thing I tried, I prefer the talk to start muted, > however the setting made no difference. > > This is a strange problem. I have had a look in the AudioService script > (inside AudioService.zip) but cant find anything I would think would > make a difference. > > Ashley > > Jason Bell wrote: > >> Hi Ashley >> Have you tried editing the audio service settings through the "manage my >> node" configuration tool???? >> >> You have the ability to change the input and output levels as well as >> turning talk on and off. >> >> These setting may help as well. >> >> Cheers, >> Jason. >> >> -------------------------------------------- >> Jason Bell, B.I.T. >> B. Info. Tech. (Honours) Student >> >> Network Engineer >> Information Technology Division >> Central Queensland University >> >> High Performance Computing Support Officer >> Central Queensland University >> >> Research Assistant to the Nonlinear Intelligent Systems Research Group >> Faculty of Informatics & Communication >> Central Queensland University >> >> E-mail : j.b...@cqu.edu.au >> Phone : 07 4930 9229 >> >> -------------------------------------------- >> >> Patience is a virtue. >> But if I wanted Patience, >> >> I would have become a Doctor. >> -------------------------------------------- >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ashley Wright [mailto:a2.wri...@qut.edu.au] Sent: Tuesday, 15 >> March 2005 12:55 >> To: Jason Bell; 'ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov' >> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Problem with mic, rat and gentoo >> >> Hi Jason, >> >> This looks good, I have found the file and the setting "*audioInputMute: >> >> 1" However if I set this to 0, next time the Venue Client opens the >> RAT it is set make to 1. >> >> Also interesting, if I open RAT with the command "rat >> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/xxx" the mic setting is left unchanged (this is good), >> however if it is opened with the Venue Client then I still get the >> feedback. This is making me think the venue client is doing something >> I do not want it to do. >> >> Any more ideas? >> Ashley >> >> Jason Bell wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi Ashley >>> >>> There is a RatDefaults file in the home directory (Well there is for >>> fedora anyway), you might want to changes some of the settings in that >>> file so that when "rat" starts up, none of your settings are changed. >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Jason. >>> >>> -------------------------------------------- >>> Jason Bell, B.I.T. >>> B. Info. Tech. (Honours) Student >>> >>> Network Engineer >>> Information Technology Division >>> Central Queensland University >>> >>> High Performance Computing Support Officer >>> Central Queensland University >>> >>> Research Assistant to the Nonlinear Intelligent Systems Research Group >>> Faculty of Informatics & Communication >>> Central Queensland University >>> >>> E-mail : j.b...@cqu.edu.au >>> Phone : 07 4930 9229 >>> >>> -------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Patience is a virtue. >>> But if I wanted Patience, >>> >>> I would have become a Doctor. >>> -------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov] On >>> Behalf Of Ashley Wright >>> Sent: Tuesday, 15 March 2005 11:59 >>> To: ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov >>> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Problem with mic, rat and gentoo >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Normally in the mixer (gnome volume control), we have the mic input >>> muted, with the record ticked. This works. Our problem is that when rat >>> >> >> >> >> >>> is started it un-mutes the sound, so that the sound plays though the >>> speakers. Ticking the mute box fixes this again. >>> >>> My problem is that every time rat is opened, or settings are changed, >>> the mic feedbacks though the speakers, and I have to tick the mute >>> box again. >>> >>> We are running a sound blaster live. We are using OSS because ALSA >>> >> >> gives >> >> >>> a distorted sound. >>> >>> This does not happen on our Fedora Access Grids, only our gentoo Access >>> >> >> >> >> >>> Grid. >>> >>> Anybody have any other ideas? >>> >>> Ashley >>> >>> Gavin W. Burris aka 86 wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Sounds like you have to adjust your mixer to not play capture back >>>> through. If you are not using ALSA, then I would highly recommend it. >>>> >>>> My notes, including mixer screen-grabs, here: >>>> http://viz.aset.psu.edu/ga5in/AccessGridNodeOperation.html#audio >>>> >>>> >>>> Ashley Wright wrote (on Mon, 14 Mar 2005 at 09:09): >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> We have set up a single computer accessgrid using Gentoo Linux. We >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> have >>> >>> >>> >>>>> used the official AG2.3 toolkit. >>>>> >>>>> My problem is that every time a new rat is opened (changing venue >>>>> >> >> etc) >> >> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>> or a setting is changed, rat unmutes the microphone and the mic plays >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>>>> directly into the speakers. This causes feedback though the mic and >>>>> speakers. I then need to remute the mic in the gnome volume control >>>>> >> >> to >> >> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>> get rid of the feedback. >>>>> >>>>> Does anybody have any ideas of what could be causing this, and a >>>>> suggested fix. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Ashley >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ashley Wright >>>>> 3864 9264 >>>>> a2.wri...@qut.edu.au >>>>> HPC and Research Support Group >>>>> Queensland University of Technology (QUT) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >
