Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-10 Thread Lamar Owen
On 06/05/2015 05:26 PM, John R Pierce wrote: On 6/5/2015 2:19 PM, g wrote: sennheiser, klipsch, jbl, bose, Monster, beats audio. those are more audio/stereo headphones, and not known as makers of headsets with integral microphones.I'd delete Monster, Beats, and add Sony (specifically the

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-08 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, g wrote: On 06/05/2015 04:16 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, g wrote: <<>> As I understand it, GFI sums the currents going into each prong. If the sum is not close enough to zero, it breaks the circuit. not quite. see; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Res

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread g
On 06/05/2015 04:16 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: > On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, g wrote: <<>> > As I understand it, GFI sums the currents going into each prong. > If the sum is not close enough to zero, it breaks the circuit. not quite. see; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residual-current_device <<>>

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread John R Pierce
On 6/5/2015 2:19 PM, g wrote: sennheiser, klipsch, jbl, bose, Monster, beats audio. those are more audio/stereo headphones, and not known as makers of headsets with integral microphones.I'd delete Monster, Beats, and add Sony (specifically the MDR7506) to that list :) oh, and Grado Labs

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread John R Pierce
On 6/5/2015 2:16 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, g wrote: On 06/05/2015 03:43 PM, John R Pierce wrote: On 6/5/2015 1:33 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: It's a desktop in an old house. The outlets have ground-fault protection, but the third prong is ungrounded. not sure how GFI w

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread g
On 06/05/2015 03:48 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 6/5/2015 1:44 PM, g wrote: >> for what it would take to do so, you are better off getting buying >> better quality at a little more cost. > > I've had pretty good luck with the basic models of Plantronics > headsets.They tend to be well made

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, g wrote: On 06/05/2015 03:43 PM, John R Pierce wrote: On 6/5/2015 1:33 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: It's a desktop in an old house. The outlets have ground-fault protection, but the third prong is ungrounded. not sure how GFI would function at all without a valid ground, u

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Lamar Owen
On 06/05/2015 04:35 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: Does nux play well with epel or rpmforge? Nux not only plays nice with EPEL, nux requires EPEL. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, John R Pierce wrote: On 6/5/2015 1:44 PM, g wrote: for what it would take to do so, you are better off getting buying better quality at a little more cost. I've had pretty good luck with the basic models of Plantronics headsets. They tend to be well made.The Logitech

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Lamar Owen
On 06/05/2015 02:29 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: I had epel last. I have 36 packages installed from rpmforge and suspect that it is not easy to change. You should read the section in https://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories about rpmforge. VLC for one is available elsewhere,

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread g
On 06/05/2015 03:43 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 6/5/2015 1:33 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: >> It's a desktop in an old house. >> The outlets have ground-fault protection, >> but the third prong is ungrounded. > > not sure how GFI would function at all without a valid ground, unless > the GFI is

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread g
On 06/05/2015 03:35 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: > On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, g wrote: > >> you do not mention where you pulled from, so i would suggest same >> site where i pulled it. >> >> i checked back in history to insure i recalled where i pulled it. >> >> this is file i have to pull nux desktop rp

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread John R Pierce
On 6/5/2015 1:44 PM, g wrote: for what it would take to do so, you are better off getting buying better quality at a little more cost. I've had pretty good luck with the basic models of Plantronics headsets.They tend to be well made.The Logitech stuff I've bought has often broken with

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread g
On 06/05/2015 03:33 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: <<>> > It's an Insignia NS-PAH5101 http://www.insigniaproducts.com/products/computer-speakers-accessories/NS-PAH5101.html > It does not have a separate power source, > just plugs for the pink and green sockets. > The cables are pretty thin. $9.9

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread John R Pierce
On 6/5/2015 1:33 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: It's a desktop in an old house. The outlets have ground-fault protection, but the third prong is ungrounded. not sure how GFI would function at all without a valid ground, unless the GFI is wired to neutral, which is dangerous on its own. you mig

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, g wrote: you do not mention where you pulled from, so i would suggest same site where i pulled it. i checked back in history to insure i recalled where i pulled it. this is file i have to pull nux desktop rpms. /etc/yum.repos.d/nux-dextop.repo =+=+=+= [nux-dextop] name=N

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, Fred Smith wrote: if it's a desktop, I'll assume it's already a 3-prong polarized plug (unless someone has used a 2-3 prong adaptor, or the building is mis-wired. All the above kind of assumes a US-like outlet. I don't recall where the OP resides/works, so that may be all wr

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Fred Smith
On Fri, Jun 05, 2015 at 12:30:16PM -0500, Michael Hennebry wrote: > On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, Frank Cox wrote: > > >On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 12:05:43 -0500 (CDT) > >Michael Hennebry wrote: > > > >>whether a microphone will introduce humming? > > > >Is it a 60 cycle hum? If so, it's probably induced by poor g

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, John R Pierce wrote: On 6/5/2015 10:44 AM, Michael Hennebry wrote: Shortly after installing, I got a pop-up notice that security updates wre available. On doing yum update, I got error messages: --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Package: vlc-1.1.13-1.el6.rf.x86_64 (@

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread g
On 06/05/2015 12:05 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: > On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, g wrote: > >> after you finish your nap, pull "audio city" >> >> to find out all about it, their home page is; >> http://web.audacityteam.org/ >> >> features; >> http://web.audacityteam.org/about/features > > I just got i

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread John R Pierce
On 6/5/2015 10:44 AM, Michael Hennebry wrote: Shortly after installing, I got a pop-up notice that security updates wre available. On doing yum update, I got error messages: --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Package: vlc-1.1.13-1.el6.rf.x86_64 (@rpmforge) Requires: libthreaduti

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, John R Pierce wrote: On 6/5/2015 10:05 AM, Michael Hennebry wrote: > ... audacity... I just got it from an epel repository, but it caused problems with yum. what sort of problems? Shortly after installing, I got a pop-up notice that security updates wre available. On d

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread John R Pierce
On 6/5/2015 10:05 AM, Michael Hennebry wrote: > ... audacity... I just got it from an epel repository, but it caused problems with yum. what sort of problems? -- john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, Frank Cox wrote: On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 12:05:43 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: whether a microphone will introduce humming? Is it a 60 cycle hum? If so, it's probably induced by poor grounding. I suspect so. Is that something I can fix? -- Michael henne...@web.cs.

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Lamar Owen
On 06/05/2015 01:05 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, g wrote: features; http://web.audacityteam.org/about/features I just got it from an epel repository, but it caused problems with yum. If I install it, I guess I'll have to do it from source. There is a good audacity packa

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Frank Cox
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 12:05:43 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: > whether a microphone will introduce humming? Is it a 60 cycle hum? If so, it's probably induced by poor grounding. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinema ~ www.melvilletheatre.com

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, g wrote: after you finish your nap, pull "audio city" to find out all about it, their home page is; http://web.audacityteam.org/ features; http://web.audacityteam.org/about/features I just got it from an epel repository, but it caused problems with yum. If I install i

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Scott Robbins
On Fri, Jun 05, 2015 at 01:41:47AM -0500, Michael Hennebry wrote: > On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, Frank Cox wrote: > > >On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 01:13:50 -0500 (CDT) > >Michael Hennebry wrote: > > > >>The sound preferences widget on gnome says "Input volume" 100%. > >>There is also a row of 15 rectangles labeled

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread g
On 06/05/2015 01:26 AM, Michael Hennebry wrote: > On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, Michael Hennebry wrote: >> On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, Michael Hennebry wrote: >>> The sound preferences widget on gnome says "Input volume" 100%. >>> There is also a row of 15 rectangles labeled "Input level". >>> None of them are hig

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, Frank Cox wrote: On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 01:41:47 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: I'm not at all sure how interpret the drawings, so I'm posting them here. MM means mute, so turn that up and see what happens. Try turning the various input levels up and eventually one of t

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-05 Thread Frank Cox
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 01:41:47 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: > I'm not at all sure how interpret the drawings, so I'm posting them here. MM means mute, so turn that up and see what happens. Try turning the various input levels up and eventually one of them should start receiving some input.

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-04 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, Frank Cox wrote: On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 01:13:50 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: The sound preferences widget on gnome says "Input volume" 100%. There is also a row of 15 rectangles labeled "Input level". None of them are highighted. You said you were using arecord. So w

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-04 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, Michael Hennebry wrote: On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, Michael Hennebry wrote: The sound preferences widget on gnome says "Input volume" 100%. There is also a row of 15 rectangles labeled "Input level". None of them are highighted. Also, I tried different settings for connector. All

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-04 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015, Michael Hennebry wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2015, Frank Cox wrote: On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 00:54:24 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: Actually, I mistook black for green. Green was occupied by my external speakers. Putting the headset's green plug in the green spot lets VLC and ap

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-04 Thread Frank Cox
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 01:13:50 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: > The sound preferences widget on gnome says "Input volume" 100%. > There is also a row of 15 rectangles labeled "Input level". > None of them are highighted. You said you were using arecord. So what does alsamixer tell you about in

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-04 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Thu, 4 Jun 2015, Frank Cox wrote: On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 00:54:24 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: Actually, I mistook black for green. Green was occupied by my external speakers. Putting the headset's green plug in the green spot lets VLC and aplay make sounds in my headset. I still have th

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-04 Thread Frank Cox
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 00:54:24 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: > Actually, I mistook black for green. > Green was occupied by my external speakers. > Putting the headset's green plug in the green spot > lets VLC and aplay make sounds in my headset. > I still have the same issue with recording. H

Re: [CentOS] how do I make my headset work

2015-06-04 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Thu, 4 Jun 2015, Michael Hennebry wrote: I've got an insignia NS-PAH5101 headset. As directed, the red connector is in the pink spot and the green connector in green spot in the back of my computer. arecord folloed by aplay just gets me static. Actually, I mistook black for green. Green was