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- Second Life - Linux Voice Support README
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- WHAT IS IT?
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- Linux Voice Support is a feature in testing which allows users of the Linux
- Second Life client to participate in voice-chat with other residents and
- groups inside Second Life, with an appropriate headset/microphone.
- REQUIREMENTS
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- * A headset/microphone supported by your chosen version of Linux
- * At this time, the PulseAudio audio system is recommended; this software
- is already part of most modern (2009+) Linux desktop systems. Alternatively,
- the ALSA audio system may be used on systems installed from around
- 2007 onwards (again this is likely already installed on your system).
- TESTING YOUR SETTINGS
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- * The Second Life region 'Voice Echo Canyon' is a great place for testing
- your hardware settings and quality - it will 'echo' your voice back to you
- when you speak.
- KNOWN PROBLEMS
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- * Compatibility with old ALSA-based audio systems (such as Ubuntu Dapper
- from 2006) is poor.
- TROUBLESHOOTING
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- PROBLEM 1: I don't see a white dot over the head of my avatar or other
- Voice-using avatars.
- SOLUTION:
- a. Ensure that 'Enable voice' is enabled in the 'Sound' section of the
- Preferences window, and that you are in a voice-enabled area.
- b. If the above does not help, exit Second Life and ensure that any
- remaining 'SLVoice' processes (as reported by 'ps', 'top' or similar)
- are killed before restarting.
- PROBLEM 2: I have a white dot over my head but I never see (or hear!) anyone
- except myself listed in the Active Speakers dialog when I'm sure that other
- residents nearby are active Voice users.
- SOLUTION: This is an incompatibility between the Voice support and your
- system's audio (ALSA) driver version/configuration.
- a. Back-up and remove your ~/.asoundrc file, re-test.
- b. Check for updates to your kernel, kernel modules and ALSA-related
- packages using your Linux distribution's package-manager - install these,
- reboot and re-test.
- c. Update to the latest version of ALSA manually. For a guide, see the
- 'Update to the Latest Version of ALSA' section of this page:
- <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HdaIntelSoundHowto> or the official
- documentation on the ALSA site: <http://www.alsa-project.org/> - reboot
- and re-test.
- PROBLEM 3: I can hear other people, but they cannot hear me.
- SOLUTION:
- a. Ensure that you have the 'Speak' button (at the bottom of the Second Life
- window) activated while you are trying to speak.
- b. Ensure that your microphone jack is inserted into the correct socket of your
- sound card, where appropriate.
- c. Use your system mixer-setting program (such as the PulseAudio 'volume
- control' applet or the ALSA 'alsamixer' program) to ensure that microphone
- input is set as the active input source and is not muted.
- d. Verify that audio input works in other applications, i.e. Audacity
- PROBLEM 4: Other people just hear bursts of loud noise when I speak.
- SOLUTION:
- a. Use your system mixer-setting program or the 'alsamixer' program to ensure
- that microphone Gain/Boost is not set too high.
- FURTHER PROBLEMS?
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- Please report further issues to the public Second Life issue-tracker
- at <http://jira.secondlife.com/> (please note, however, that this is not
- a support forum).