Re: [AG-TECH] Problem with mic, rat and gentoo

[Ashley Wright <a2.wright@qut.edu.au>]

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.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ag-tech@mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech@mcs.anl.gov] On
> Behalf Of Ashley Wright
> Sent: Tuesday, 15 March 2005 11:59
> To: ag-tech@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.wright@qut.edu.au
> > > HPC and Research Support Group
> > > Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
> > >
> > >   
> > >      
> >
> >    
>
>  

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Ashley Wright
3864 9264
a2.wright@qut.edu.au
HPC and Research Support Group
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)