[LAU] Skype won't work though JACK plugin

[Raffaele Morelli]

2013/4/8 Joel Roth <joelz at pobox.com>:
> On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 08:57:38AM +1000, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, April 8, 2013 7:54 am, Joel Roth wrote:
>> > Hi list,
>> >
>> > Redirecting the ALSA default device to JACK seems to be
>> > well-traveled territory,[1,2] nevertheless, I'm not getting
>> > all the behaviors I'd like. Flash works, but Skype doesn't,
>> > and surprisingly Ecasound doesn't do well either (an
>> > interesting data point although hardly a problem.)
>> > Perhaps Skype is trying to work via /dev/dsp?

the alsa to jack bridge approach works flawlessly here, skype, flash etc etc
just try juggling with the settings in skype audio options (I use dmix
as outputs and my usb camera mic as input)

http://alsa.opensrc.org/Jack_and_Loopback_device_as_Alsa-to-Jack_bridge

/r