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Panther Farber
The rainbow colored furry
Join date: 11 Mar 2004
Posts: 119
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05-05-2007 07:30
I am surprised this hasnt been asked yet. Where is the voice beta client for linux?
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Antonius Misfit
Certifiable Linux Addict
Join date: 13 Jun 2006
Posts: 97
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It's "in waiting"
05-05-2007 11:21
I am surprised this hasnt been asked yet. Where is the voice beta client for linux? Tofu has said that the voice client for Linux is mostly ready, but he's waiting for the voice chat vendor(Vivox) to send a binary blob for Linux. I'm going to test the new beta grid client, since the general release notes said that voice has been integrated into it. Update: Having trouble with beta grid client. It segfaults after logging in but before you get in-world. |
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Jimbob Keen
Registered User
Join date: 16 May 2006
Posts: 1
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05-05-2007 11:40
The beta crashes pretty quickly as is mentioned in another thread. The Linux beta doesn't seem to have voice as there is no voice section in the preferences and I can't see any new binary blobs to make it work. They should fix the announcement to point out the Linux beta doesn't have voice.
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Drake Bacon
Linux is Furry
Join date: 13 Jul 2005
Posts: 443
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05-05-2007 14:10
Last time I asked, Vivox had zero intrest in it.
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Antonius Misfit
Certifiable Linux Addict
Join date: 13 Jun 2006
Posts: 97
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Any workarounds, then?
05-05-2007 14:47
Last time I asked, Vivox had zero intrest in it. Until Vivox does get around to it, are there any workarounds that run on Linux? I'm gonna try Teamspeak and see how it works for me. |
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Drake Bacon
Linux is Furry
Join date: 13 Jul 2005
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05-06-2007 07:15
Until Vivox does get around to it, are there any workarounds that run on Linux? I'm gonna try Teamspeak and see how it works for me. I will assume Vivox has a different protocol and codec. Teamspeak I would assume has it's own streaming protocol, although it uses Speex as the codec. _____________________
Drake Bacon/Drake Winger
Home: Custom AMD X2 (65nm) 5000+, 4 Gig RAM, Gentoo amd64, NVidia GeForce 8600GT PCIe Mobile: Dell Inspiron E1505 (Core Duo 1.6GHz, 1 gig RAM, Gentoo x86, NVidia GeForce Go 7300 PCIe) Backup: iMac (Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 4 gig RAM, ATI Radeon HD 2400, MacOS X Leopard) Don't Ask: Asus EeePC 900A (Atom 1.6Ghz, 1 gig RAM, Intel graphics, Gentoo x86) |
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Simstick Boram
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Join date: 3 Dec 2006
Posts: 87
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05-06-2007 07:20
I had trouble with sound in SL using Teamspeak but I use SecondTalk from Centric that works with Skype and it works very well. It's just that very few people use it.
http://www.secondtalk.com/ Free. http://www.sluniverse.com/pics/131782.jpg |
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Panther Farber
The rainbow colored furry
Join date: 11 Mar 2004
Posts: 119
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05-07-2007 13:30
Last time I asked, Vivox had zero intrest in it. since when does a third party working for linden labs get to dicide what it has intrest in. SL has clients for three platforms. any third party LL is working with should give each platform the same priority LL gives them or LL shouldnt be doing business with them. unless they are and it just shows the dedication LL really has to a linux client. sorry if i sound a little pissed. i am tired of having to go back to windows every time LL decides to put something in the other clients and leave the linux client out in the cold till they get around to it. _____________________
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Simstick Boram
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Join date: 3 Dec 2006
Posts: 87
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05-07-2007 20:57
They said that the voice would only be available for the newer higher priced islands so you will probably see a broadly adopted alternative come along such as being offered a teamspeak link when you get to an island or land parcel.
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