Jacob Meuser wrote:
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:51:29AM -0400, Predrag Punosevac wrote:
Elmar Bschorer <elmar.bschorer () bugconsulting ! de> wrote:
hi list,
i tried to get skype up and running with linux emulation on openbsd 4.7.
skype starts up and i can log in but i can't see any contacts or chat
with others. looks like i am not really connected.
does anyone has skype running? any ideas what the problem might be?
Of course. I got Skype running on OpenBSD
http://www.daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=2616&highlight=Skype+OpenBSD
tia
elmar
The problem is that you can only use chat. You can NOT use VoIP since
OpenBSD does not have enough Linux emulation even for old Skype v 1.2
compiled with static OSS(Linux version) let alone v. 2.xxx which
requires Alsa.
This is how we do VoIP on OpenBSD
http://www.ryanflannery.net/howtos/obsd_voicechat.php
pjsua and ekiga may fulfill your voip needs as well. they both have
their issues though, imo. a truly usable, simple to configure voip
client would be nice.
You can also get old Skype version 1.2 compiled with static OSS if you
look hard enough on the Internet and add the support to Linux emulator
layer if you have enough programming skill. I am sure Jake and Alexander
will give you their notes about aucat and tell you what needs to be
done.
Cheers,
Predrag
meanwhile i could fix the problem. skype is now running. the problem was
the nameresolution for my $(hostname)in /etc/hosts. Furthermore I
changed from bsd.mp to bsd.sp.
Thank you all for your great support!
