Can skype work with Knoppix?? (with no ALSA)

[fla]

I've tried many times to use skype with my Knoppix. I have both Knoppix 3.6 and Knoppix3.3/Debian testing. Skype runs perfect from the tar.gz package (QT3.2 dynamic), I can hear the others, but they cannot hear me
I've read the skype FAQ and many threads in the skype forum too, but still no luck with the microphone

For now I prefer not to install ALSA. I use the auto settings in KDE, or OSS.
When I run skype from a console, one of the message says:

Sound: no device found

or alike. But I can hear the others and there is no problem with the sound when playing mp3 or videos too...

My sound cards are:
1. laptop - Ali54xxx built in.
2. desktop - 2 cards - AC97 and C-Media8738 PCI.
(I use the sound from C-Media, but my microphone is connected to the AC97; which shouldn't be a problem I think.)


If anyone has successfully run skype with Knoppix, I'll be gratefull of a piece of info




P.S.
Thanks CrashAgain for the sound help

[cintra]

Hei fla

Well ref today's Hardware thread you can see I managed to get Skype working using alsa and a usb Cyberphone of the type found in Skype's store

It was quite a job on Knoppix/Debian, and I still have to solve the same problem on Kanotix and Mepis. With Suse 9.1 Pro Skype came up within seconds, and I've had it working on Gentoo for quite a while..

I see you are using two cards, which is what my onboard Intel ICH4 & the cyberphone look like..

Do you have the option to select and adjust the levels of either card within Kmix or some other mixer?

regards