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

[Gavin W. Burris aka 86]

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 at qut.edu.au
> HPC and Research Support Group
> Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
> 

-- 
Gavin W. Burris aka 86
Senior Systems Programmer
Penn State Visualization Group
http://viz.aset.psu.edu/ga5in