[wellylug] pulseaudio & skype

[Glen Ogilvie]

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Rob Collins <robcollins55 at aim.com> wrote:
> pavucontrol:
> I have tried having pavucontrol open to check for mic usage with its usage
> meter but it seems they have set opensuse's sound system up so that
> pavucontrol takes TOTAL control of the sound system while running so no
> other application can access the sound!  All I get with sound recording apps
> when I try to run while pavucontrol is up are "cannot access sound
> device..." type messages.

This message is because the sound app you are using is trying to use
the hardware or alsa directly.  Applications should be set to use
pulse audio for input and output.   For things that do not support
pulse audio, the is a way to have pulse audio suspend itself for
certain apps.  see: "pasuspender"

Regards
Glen Ogilvie