Comments on Ubuntu on the Dell Mini: Skype on The Dell Mini 9

Reea, You Dell Mini came with Dell's version ...

2009-09-21T11:43:54.852-05:00

Reea,

You Dell Mini came with Dell's version of Ubuntu. I dont use it or write about it on this blog. Sorry.

My mini came with Ubuntu 8.04 and doesn't even...

2009-09-21T07:39:39.699-05:00

My mini came with Ubuntu 8.04 and doesn't even get mentioned here. I've been trying to force install Skype and do everything that is instructed here and I just can't make it work. Every time it's something different but I seem to get "Files list file for package `libxcb-shape0’ is missing final newline" the most, I don't now if that has something to do with it. I'

Turn down the capture volume if you are getting a ...

2009-08-07T12:50:53.606-05:00

Turn down the capture volume if you are getting a lot of static.

Thanks for the blog it is very helpful. I followe...

2009-08-07T12:46:08.251-05:00

Thanks for the blog it is very helpful.

I followed all directions in this blog and also installed pulse audio packages. Skype only marginally works with lots of static. The test sound is clean but the test call makes lots of static both incoming and outgoing.

Still having problems with this. I have 2 minis a...

2009-06-23T20:25:16.701-05:00

Still having problems with this. I have 2 minis and they each have skype installed with these audio settings. Each mini can run a test call and it records just fine. Then when one (call it mini A) calls the other (mini B) on skype they sync up with full video, but the calling mini (A) has no outgoing sound. Incoming and outgoing audio on the receiving mini (B) is just fine.
If B calls A,

Strangely, the mic keeps going back to mute every ...

2009-06-12T10:18:28.405-05:00

Strangely, the mic keeps going back to mute every now and then. The first time I login, the mic is definitely muted in the Recording tab for Capture device and Skype test call shows that the voice is not capture, so simply unmuting it fixes it. However, if I go back to the same setting after a few minutes, it is muted again, but strangely, the skype test call works fine (ie., voice is captured).

I first forcefully installed Skype using the deb p...

2009-06-12T09:57:59.674-05:00

I first forcefully installed Skype using the deb package downloaded from their website, though there is a version mismatch and it worked flawlessly without adjusting any of the settings. After a couple of days and a couple of reboots, I noticed that skype no longer worked, so followed this guide and it started working again. I am not sure how it worked at first with the stock settings and why it

You ROCK! I had everything working except the inte...

2009-05-11T22:51:00.000-05:00

You ROCK! I had everything working except the internal microphone. Your instructions worked perfectly! Thanks!!!

Thanks for the info. I had it working w/: Sound I...

2009-04-28T14:39:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the info. I had it working w/:
Sound In: (same as you)
Sound Out: Pulse
Ringing: Pulse
Also, I had 'Allow Skype to ...' checked.
Some of the sound setting were the same, but I did have the 'X' on the mic (not sure how it was working, but I skyped w/ 2 family members and they both heard me fine).

I switched my settings to match yours, and the test

Doesn't work for me. I have to choose "pulse" for ...

2009-04-27T13:00:00.000-05:00

Doesn't work for me. I have to choose "pulse" for output, otherwise the Mini will remain silent. Jaunty regular w/ netbook remix package.

Cheers,
Marc

Has anyone figured out how to keep the mike from m...

2009-04-26T21:22:00.000-05:00

Has anyone figured out how to keep the mike from muting under the volume control. Everytime that I go and unmute it, close the volume control and then reopen, the recorder is muted again.

Thank you so very much. This worked. I never would...

2009-04-26T21:14:00.000-05:00

Thank you so very much. This worked. I never would have found those settings. I thought I was going to have to go Hackintosh to make this work out. The Mini is going to on every road trip now.