could not capture mic input for Skype

[steelaworkn]

Originally Posted by MichaelS-R

Have you tried this?


Worked like a dream for me!

There is a thread dealing with all of this stuff... worth a look if that does not work for you.

Good luck,

Michael.

Wow, this worked great for me.

[RusH487]

Interestingly enough, when I logged in today I noticed that there was a security alert regarding PulseAudio. Perhaps SELinux could be somehow stopping the singal from successfully going through which is why I'm not getting any mic functionality?

Summary:

SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/pulseaudio "module_request" access on <Unknown>.

Detailed Description:

SELinux denied access requested by pulseaudio. The current boolean settings do
not allow this access. If you have not setup pulseaudio to require this access
this may signal an intrusion attempt. If you do intend this access you need to
change the booleans on this system to allow the access.

Allowing Access:

Confined processes can be configured to run requiring different access, SELinux
provides booleans to allow you to turn on/off access as needed. The boolean
domain_kernel_load_modules is set incorrectly.
Boolean Description:
Allow all domains to have the kernel load modules


Fix Command:

# setsebool -P domain_kernel_load_modules 1

Additional Information:

Source Context                system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
Target Context                system_u:system_r:kernel_t:s0
Target Objects                None [ system ]
Source                        pulseaudio
Source Path                   /usr/bin/pulseaudio
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          localhost.localdomain
Source RPM Packages           pulseaudio-0.9.21-5.fc12
Target RPM Packages           
Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.6.32-106.fc12
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
Plugin Name                   catchall_boolean
Host Name                     localhost.localdomain
Platform                      Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.32.10-90.fc12.i686
                              #1 SMP Tue Mar 23 10:21:29 UTC 2010 i686 athlon
Alert Count                   2
First Seen                    Tue 06 Apr 2010 01:20:44 PM EDT
Last Seen                     Tue 06 Apr 2010 01:20:44 PM EDT
Local ID                      52d27457-d826-4b82-a18e-f6a5bd46a071
Line Numbers                  

Raw Audit Messages            

node=localhost.localdomain type=AVC msg=audit(1270574444.133:7): avc:  denied  { module_request } for  pid=1624 comm="pulseaudio" scontext=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:system_r:kernel_t:s0 tclass=system

node=localhost.localdomain type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1270574444.133:7): arch=40000003 syscall=54 success=no exit=-19 a0=24 a1=40345410 a2=bf88cf28 a3=24 items=0 ppid=1621 pid=1624 auid=4294967295 uid=42 gid=481 euid=42 suid=42 fsuid=42 egid=481 sgid=481 fsgid=481 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm="pulseaudio" exe="/usr/bin/pulseaudio" subj=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null)