Second Life Forums Archive - Finally got 'hanging' voice working

Vent Sinatra

Registered User

Join date: 4 Jan 2007

Posts: 71

05-28-2007 04:33

Today I got voice working for the first time.

Until now, my PC seemed to hang as soon as I enabled voice. Even with firewall disabled. When checking the processes Voice and VoiceAgent came up, and died some time later.

Today I tried with the firewall, and got it working. This is the reproducable procedure using XP's firewall.

1) Enable the firewall. Make sure Voice and VoiceAgent are not in the list of programs which are allowed access to the internet

2) Start SL. Enable voice, and the firewall will ask permission for Voice to access the internet. Allow this. Now SL hangs. Restart.

3) Now if you start the voice, the firewall will ask permission to allow VoiceAgent to access the internet. Allow this, and the viewer will work with voice.

Next time you use the viewer. First remove VoiceAgent from the programs which are allowed access. While starting the viewer, XP firewall will ask access for VoiceAgent. Just as before.

So why does this work ? Voice didnt work if the firewall was disabled, and doesnt work when Voice and VoiceAgent have immediate access. It does work when VoiceAgent gets access later.

Lindens? Any ideas ?

Alan Bamboo

summer

Join date: 8 Oct 2006

Posts: 161

06-04-2007 11:30

From: Vent Sinatra

Today I got voice working for the first time.

Until now, my PC seemed to hang as soon as I enabled voice.

As soon as I put a check mark to enable voice....I get secondlife is not responding.

(Although I did get it to work 2 times now)

Anyone????

Alan Bamboo

summer

Join date: 8 Oct 2006

Posts: 161

06-04-2007 19:06

Since I have bumped this post up, (in one last attempt for suggestions) might as well ask......

What headsets do you recommend for SL Voice ?

Kevin Susenko

Voice Mentor

Join date: 11 Jul 2006

Posts: 198

06-04-2007 19:29

From: Alan Bamboo

Since I have bumped this post up, (in one last attempt for suggestions) might as well ask......

What headsets do you recommend for SL Voice ?

Any good headset will work fine with SL. If you don't feel like using PTT you should probably get a USB one with noise canceling as that will have less background noise.

Personally, I use this one: http://www.plantronics.com/north_america/en_US/products/cat640035/cat1430032/prod5500009

I liked this one better, and it had better quality, but it got lost: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/internet_headsets_phones/devices/230&cl=us,en

_____________________

Alan Bamboo

summer

Join date: 8 Oct 2006

Posts: 161

06-06-2007 14:16

Where are all the voice tech experts????
need your help still

Alan Bamboo

summer

Join date: 8 Oct 2006

Posts: 161

06-09-2007 15:29

From: Alan Bamboo

As soon as I put a check mark to enable voice....I get secondlife is not responding.

(Although I did get it to work 2 times now)

Anyone????

I submitted a ticket last week, never get any help............so

ANYONE?????

Kevin Susenko

Voice Mentor

Join date: 11 Jul 2006

Posts: 198

06-09-2007 15:41

From: Alan Bamboo

I submitted a ticket last week, never get any help............so

ANYONE?????

I doubt there'll be anyone here that can help you. You can try looking for Rockin Randall on the beta grid. He works for Vivox, that's handling voice in SL.

_____________________

Alan Bamboo

summer

Join date: 8 Oct 2006

Posts: 161

06-16-2007 13:12

From: Kevin Susenko

I doubt there'll be anyone here that can help you. You can try looking for Rockin Randall on the beta grid. He works for Vivox, that's handling voice in SL.

Thanks.
Rockin Randall never replied.

Could a Video card have anything to do with not being able to get Voice to work ???

Any help appreciated, thanks

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Vent Sinatra Registered User Join date: 4 Jan 2007 Posts: 71	05-28-2007 04:33 Today I got voice working for the first time. Until now, my PC seemed to hang as soon as I enabled voice. Even with firewall disabled. When checking the processes Voice and VoiceAgent came up, and died some time later. Today I tried with the firewall, and got it working. This is the reproducable procedure using XP's firewall. 1) Enable the firewall. Make sure Voice and VoiceAgent are not in the list of programs which are allowed access to the internet 2) Start SL. Enable voice, and the firewall will ask permission for Voice to access the internet. Allow this. Now SL hangs. Restart. 3) Now if you start the voice, the firewall will ask permission to allow VoiceAgent to access the internet. Allow this, and the viewer will work with voice. Next time you use the viewer. First remove VoiceAgent from the programs which are allowed access. While starting the viewer, XP firewall will ask access for VoiceAgent. Just as before. So why does this work ? Voice didnt work if the firewall was disabled, and doesnt work when Voice and VoiceAgent have immediate access. It does work when VoiceAgent gets access later. Lindens? Any ideas ?
Alan Bamboo summer Join date: 8 Oct 2006 Posts: 161	06-04-2007 11:30 From: Vent Sinatra Today I got voice working for the first time. Until now, my PC seemed to hang as soon as I enabled voice. As soon as I put a check mark to enable voice....I get secondlife is not responding. (Although I did get it to work 2 times now) Anyone????
Alan Bamboo summer Join date: 8 Oct 2006 Posts: 161	06-04-2007 19:06 Since I have bumped this post up, (in one last attempt for suggestions) might as well ask...... What headsets do you recommend for SL Voice ?
Kevin Susenko Voice Mentor Join date: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 198	06-04-2007 19:29 From: Alan Bamboo Since I have bumped this post up, (in one last attempt for suggestions) might as well ask...... What headsets do you recommend for SL Voice ? Any good headset will work fine with SL. If you don't feel like using PTT you should probably get a USB one with noise canceling as that will have less background noise. Personally, I use this one: http://www.plantronics.com/north_america/en_US/products/cat640035/cat1430032/prod5500009 I liked this one better, and it had better quality, but it got lost: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/internet_headsets_phones/devices/230&cl=us,en _____________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 (Overclocked - 2.8GHz) \| Mobo: EVGA nForce 680i SLI \| GPU: XFX nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX 768mb GDDR3 \| Memory: 4gb DDR2 PC5300 667MHz Dual Channel \| PSU: Antec Neo HE 550w \| Sound: SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtrememusic \| HDD: 950gb total SATA3 \| OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
Alan Bamboo summer Join date: 8 Oct 2006 Posts: 161	06-06-2007 14:16 Where are all the voice tech experts???? need your help still
Alan Bamboo summer Join date: 8 Oct 2006 Posts: 161	06-09-2007 15:29 From: Alan Bamboo As soon as I put a check mark to enable voice....I get secondlife is not responding. (Although I did get it to work 2 times now) Anyone???? I submitted a ticket last week, never get any help............so ANYONE?????
Kevin Susenko Voice Mentor Join date: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 198	06-09-2007 15:41 From: Alan Bamboo I submitted a ticket last week, never get any help............so ANYONE????? I doubt there'll be anyone here that can help you. You can try looking for Rockin Randall on the beta grid. He works for Vivox, that's handling voice in SL. _____________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 (Overclocked - 2.8GHz) \| Mobo: EVGA nForce 680i SLI \| GPU: XFX nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX 768mb GDDR3 \| Memory: 4gb DDR2 PC5300 667MHz Dual Channel \| PSU: Antec Neo HE 550w \| Sound: SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtrememusic \| HDD: 950gb total SATA3 \| OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
Alan Bamboo summer Join date: 8 Oct 2006 Posts: 161	06-16-2007 13:12 From: Kevin Susenko I doubt there'll be anyone here that can help you. You can try looking for Rockin Randall on the beta grid. He works for Vivox, that's handling voice in SL. Thanks. Rockin Randall never replied. Could a Video card have anything to do with not being able to get Voice to work ??? Any help appreciated, thanks