[AG-TECH] Initial problems with latest AG release - RH 7.3

[Robert Olson]

>1. I noticed that after the installation and after the cert import if I
>did not log out of my current X session, it (Venue Client) did not work.
>The installation issue had to do with Globus variables not being set.
>The Cert import I am unsure of. After starting a new X session
>everything seemed to work ok. You might want to put a text blurb to
>restart your X session before starting the Venue client for the first
>time.

I suspect that the globus-env stuff that needs to be sourced isn't until 
the X session is restarted.


>3. Initially I was using a Dell GX400 with onboard audio. For some
>reason, even if LINUX configured the sound correctly (its an Intel AC97
>i810) RAT does not detect it. If you go into the audio preferences its
>not available from the PIC list of hardware. I found a SBLive! which
>fixed my problem. This looks like a RAT issue.

Which audio drivers is your system using? I believe we've used rat on an 
i810 (that's what my linux box at home has, and I'm pretty sure I've used 
rat on there; that was with the opensound.com drivers).

>4. Once I got RAT going with the SBLive, the transmit volume even with
>it cranked all the way up is WAY too low. I don't even get 4 bars
>maximum when yelling into my microphone. I launched aumix and the
>Microphone levels are maxed out. Is there something I'm missing? Any
>help would be greatly appreciated!

Depending on the mic you have, you may have to turn on the mic boost 
setting that I think the SBLive has (it's a +20dB boost). Exactly how to do 
that depends on which drivers you're using.

--bob