Skype on Jaunty is a cpu hog
My laptop is ThinkPad R52 running Ubuntu Jaunty. The Skype has been installed from medibuntu repository, 2.0.0.72-0medibuntu4. It was really bad to use Skype. CPU utlization was always 100% during call. The problem should be kernel or alsa driver due to mishandling input/output buffer to sound card. The pain is over today after I found solution.
I just simply replace paul by sugree then restart Skype. That's all! Now the utilization is stable at 29%.
pcm.sugree { # sugree is my name, you can use your name, just make sure you use it below too
type dmix
ipc_key 1024
slave {
pcm "hw:0,0"
period_time 0
period_size 1024
buffer_size 8192
#format "S32_LE"
#periods 128
rate 44100
}
}
pcm.dsp0 {
type plug
slave.pcm "sugree"
}
# This following device can fool some applications into using pulseaudio
pcm.dsp1 {
type plug
slave.pcm "pulse"
}
ctl.mixer0 {
type hw
card 0
}
pcm.pulse { type pulse }
ctl.pulse { type pulse }
pcm.!default {
type pulse
}
ctl.!default {
type pulse
}
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This is what you will write: Skype is one of the most fantastic tools that I use all the time to call my friends in other countries. This tip will help me alot. Thanks
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I was also having trouble with Skype hogging too much of my cpu. I had to put it on a pc that I didnt use but thanks to this tip I brought it back on my own pc.
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Thanks for this tip. My pc is running much faster now.
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