On Monday 31 August 2009 21:56:50 Yuri wrote: > I tried new skype-2.1.0.47 on FreBSD-72. (I have > linux-alsa-lib-1.0.10.3_2 installed.) > > Skype starts but gives the errors below when I try to make a voice call. > Previous versions of Skype came in OSS flavor but now it seems to be > dropped and it's only available for ALSA. > > Why would ALSA library fail? > > ----- errrors ----- > > ALSA lib confmisc.c:672:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0' > ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function > snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device > ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings > ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat > returned error: No such device > ALSA lib confmisc.c:1072:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name > ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer > returned error: No such device > ALSA lib conf.c:3962:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device > ALSA lib pcm.c:2099:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default > ALSA lib confmisc.c:672:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0' > ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function > snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device > ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings > ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat > returned error: No such device > ALSA lib confmisc.c:1072:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name > ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer > returned error: No such device > ALSA lib conf.c:3962:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device > ALSA lib pcm.c:2099:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default > /usr/ports/distfiles/skype_static-2.1.0.47/skype: relocation error: > /usr/ports/distfiles/skype_static-2.1.0.47/skype: symbol > snd_device_name_hint, version ALSA_0.9 not defined in file > libasound.so.2 with link time reference
ALSA has never worked AFAIK. The library is only there for applications that link to it, but don't actually use it. It might be worth a try to install the alsa-plugins-oss RPM and then configure ALSA lib to use the FreeBSD OSS device. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"