[PLUG] Using meet.jit.si

[Tomas Kuchta]

On Wed, Jun 3, 2020, 16:08 Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 3 Jun 2020, Russell Senior wrote:
>
> > ... it sounds like (wild guess based on the sparse information
> > provided) he disallowed giving the browser access to his microphone at
> some
> > point.
>
> Monday I used Chrome to participate in a ringcentral meeting, using the
> Yamaha headset. When I try the same browser and headset with jitsi it tells
> me that it "Failed to access your microphone. Cannot use microphone for
> unknown reason."
>

This is your problem (above) to focus on. In Google Chrome: Try Settings -
Privacy and Security - Site Settings - Microphone.

There, you can set what microphone to use and for which sites.


> pavucontrol configuration is:
> Logitech webcam C925e Profile: off
> HDA ATA HDMI Profile: off
> HD-Audio Generic Profile: Analog Stereo Duplex
>
> Input devices:
> HD-Audio Generic Analog Stereo Port: Front Microphone (plugged in)
>
> Output devices:
> HD-Audio Generic Analog Stereo Port: Headphones (plugged in)
>
> Have I mis-configured pavucontrol? How do I allow Chrome to access the
> microphones?
>
> > The other thing I'd be interested in is whether his audio jack even
> > supports a microphone. There is some diversity in whether the microphone
> > jack is integrated with the headphone (4 contacts on the plug) or with a
> > separate jack. So, does the microphone work in the jack using some other
> > application? If not, that'd be his problem right there.
>
> Let me clarify. The cord on the Yamaha head set splits toward the end. One
> line terminates in a black jack for the headphones (which is plugged into
> the green-rimed socket/port on the front of the case. This plug has three
> sections separated by red rings around the plug.
>
> The other line terminates in a grey jack for the microphone which plugs
> into
> the red-rimmed socket/port on the front of the case. This plug has three
> sections separated by black plastic rings.
>
> The read of the motherboard also has red and green jacks, as have other
> motherboards I've used. The green ones are for output and the red ones for
> input as far as I know.
>
> For more information, please ask.
>
> Rich
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