Skype Problem with Audio Playback - Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex

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Keith Said,

November 5, 2008 @ 12:10 am

NIce job - and for the record, also fixes the same issue with Hardy Heron.
KB Said,

November 6, 2008 @ 1:00 am

Thanks for the post. This fixed the audio issue for me also.
Banago Said,

November 22, 2008 @ 9:55 pm

Hi there,

I want to give you a great thank as your tiny tutorial solved my problem too. Thanks very much!
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admin Said,

November 23, 2008 @ 2:19 pm

@Keith, KB and Banago:
Glad to hear that… Thanks for dropping by…
martin Said,

November 24, 2008 @ 12:39 am

well you can choose pulse as audio output/input in skype that will work with pulseaudio.
marcela Said,

November 24, 2008 @ 4:16 am

when I type in the last line in the terminal I get back the message: “command not found”. what can I do?
admin Said,

November 24, 2008 @ 5:30 am

@martin
I already done that and the problem still there.

@marcela
Actually the last command is optional, do you already check your sound? try reboot your system and try the skype again.
David Said,

November 24, 2008 @ 4:44 pm

Yep, Worked. I was pulling my hair out. Thanks!
marcela Said,

November 26, 2008 @ 2:12 am

actually, when I run the first command I got the following response:
pulseaudio: no process killed
Then I run the second and got the following:
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
pulseaudio
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 1327kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database … 105036 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing pulseaudio …
Processing triggers for man-db …

And for the third command:
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
esound is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

I restarted the computer (if that is what reboot your system mean), but I still have the same problem with skype.

thank you.
Domenico Said,

November 27, 2008 @ 1:46 am

Many thanks! Now it works! Thanks again
trufa Said,

November 27, 2008 @ 2:23 am

Hi all,
after:

killall pulseaudio
sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio
sudo apt-get install esound

when I reboot and try to login in my session I get an error message
Then I login in failfree session or something like that in “options”
and reinstall pulseaudio with:

sudo apt-get install pulseaudio

It solved the problem for me. Hope is useful.
bye
Tremens Said,

November 28, 2008 @ 2:05 am

Thank you so much! I’ve tried a number of different “fixes” for this issue, but this was the only one that actually worked. I was beginning to think I’d be forced to run skype solely on my XP box or on my virtualbox. This made my thanksgiving
admin Said,

November 28, 2008 @ 9:34 pm

@Marcela
You can try what Trufa did to solve this problem.
@Trufa
Thank you for sharing…
@Tremens
You’re welcome Tremens, happy thanksgiving
arcticmagnolia Said,

November 29, 2008 @ 2:51 am

First of all
1) When are we going to get a proper Skype package for Ubuntu 8.10?
and then
2) How should I install skype for my 8.10 now?
+
3) How do I get the sound working?

What I have done is downloading older version and istalling it with sudo dpkg -i *.deb. Now, this gets skype installed (since apt-get install does not work [i get an error message, something that can’t write to /etc/dbus-1/system.d/skype.con or something] -the problem seems to be in skype-common package) and it worked for me for a while. Until today. Yesterday I was still able to call my friend and talk to her but today nothing works. I just don’t see the reason since everything is as it was yesterday. First, skype announced that it has a problem with audio device (and mic). I followed the advices here -> I got the audio back BUT mic did not work. I have tried changing different settings with little help: sometimes certain settings bring back the sound (no mic though) and sometimes those same settings will make the sound disappear.
I have now unistalled skype and pondering what to do next. This leads me back to point nro 1). I just don’t know if I have enough energy to try to install skype back since it seems to be dead meat now. If anyone has any suggestions/knowledge on good skype package on Intrepid, I’d be much obliged. HOPEFULLY they’ll make a working copy sometime soon.
arcticmagnolia Said,

November 29, 2008 @ 3:04 am

I did manage to find a version that did not cause any errors while installing (http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu) but the same problem remains…
I can get sounds back but no mic + after first Skype Test Call the software jams and I’m not able to make second Test Call. *Sweet*
admin Said,

November 29, 2008 @ 8:09 am

Hi arcticmagnolia…
Thank you for the questions. Have you tried Medibuntu repositories? It’s not default repository for Intrepid Ibex, but you can add easily, go to this site:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#Adding%20the%20Repositories
After that, you can try installing Skype by typing
sudo apt-get install skype
This is what I’ve done with my Skype + Ubuntu
Hope this help.
Thank you
sriram Said,

November 29, 2008 @ 12:41 pm

Thanks a ton. it made the diff. how did u figure this out? just curious
Luis Said,

November 30, 2008 @ 12:52 am

Thank you very much for this!! My problem was solved also!! I can talk to my family now!! very much appreciate!!
admin Said,

November 30, 2008 @ 7:42 am

@ Luis
Glad to hear that! I’m using Skype to talk with my family too…
@ sriram
I’m an Ubuntu user since 4.x version, so if there is a problem, I always looking for the solution from the web/forum etc. Then I posted here, just in case someone have a similar problem.
Chris Said,

December 5, 2008 @ 6:30 pm

NOw I have sound from Skype need to test my Mic. Thanks for the HOWTO.
kathia Said,

December 6, 2008 @ 3:51 am

tks so much!! that works for me too
Ed Said,

December 6, 2008 @ 5:38 am

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
for a great fix
works 100%
and so simple!
IvanGarcia Said,

December 7, 2008 @ 8:47 am

Hi,

Could you please clarify by what you mean by ” now I can solve Skype problem on Interpid Ibex”…the command line instructions suggested went through, but after reboot skype still gives playback error (at least the “test sound” works now!)

Thanks in advance!
krychek Said,

December 7, 2008 @ 4:51 pm

I had the same problem, I ran killall pulseaudio. After that skype started to work, but nothing else worked. I rebooted and everything is working now. I didn’t have to remove pulseaudio.
IvanGarcia Said,

December 7, 2008 @ 8:56 pm

More precisely, the first three commands were executed, but the last command “sudo rm /etc/X11/Xsession.d/70pulseaudio” did not execute, since there was nothing to remove. After reboot, I selected “defaults” for the options in Sound Devices in Skype and was finally able to Not get a “playback error”. Remaining Problems:

- during test call, no recording is heard… i.e. my Logitech microphone still does not work

- In fact, only selecting all “default” from the Sound Devices options gets the Test Call to go through without errors (eg playback error).

- I have Alsa, Intel, and Realtex options for audio in Ubunto, the default is the Intel option but again, when I try any of the ten or so intel options in the skype Audio Devices options, I get audio playback error… So in trying some of the 3! * 10! permutations, still no success with microphone.

- upon attempting to Test my Logitech quickcam from Video preferences, a scrambled test scream appears for 1sec and then Skype automatically shuts down

- suggestions? is there something similar to skype but better for Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex??
IvanGarcia Said,

December 8, 2008 @ 10:02 pm

I finally was able to get my incoming and outgoing sound to work:

on master volume i selected: mic, line-in, and video to appear as options and turned their volume all the way up. i also made sure i selected “Mic 1″ (im using an external logitech usb hook up mic)

Then from skype options, in the Sound Devices, i selected:

Sound in: AK 5370 (hw:default,0)
Sound out: Default
Ringing: Default

upon which my Test Call finally worked (eg i could hear my recording)

Hopefully this solution works for others, too.

Current problem: upon testing my logitech quickcam, skype shuts down…upon Starting My Video during calls, all i can see is a scrambled screen. Suggestions?

PS: i played around Lots with the Ubuntu audio settings under Preferences, for example, enabling line-in and mic capture, etc etc, all while skype was up. After skype mic was working, i closed the volume options, re-opened them only to find that many of my changes had not been effected, but no matter so long as skype works!
admin Said,

December 9, 2008 @ 4:45 am

@ Chris, Kathia, Ed, Krychek
It’s my pleasure to help you all…
@ IvanGarcia
Yes, Ivan, what should we do basically is finding the right setup on our sound card (System > Preferences > Sound or setting on Volume Manager and the last thing is Audio setting on Skype itself.
janko hrasko Said,

December 11, 2008 @ 12:53 am

Thanks!

ALSA was installed, so I just removed pulseaudio and reboot the system. It’s fine now, not only for skype, but also for twinkle.
Donavan Said,

December 11, 2008 @ 11:49 pm

I tried killall pulseaudio, but response saying no process killed, so I tried sudo killall pulseaudio. Seemed to work, then followed next instructions, but when I got to the last line, response given that file or directory not found. After I rebooted, I was unable to login. Error message:
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup…
Setting IM through im-switch for locale = en_US.
Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/Xinput.d/all_ALL linked to /etc/X11
Couldn’t exec /usr/bin/pulse-session: No such file or directory.

The only way I could get login was in safe mode.

Please help? I don’t want to have to reinstall OS.
Donavan Said,

December 12, 2008 @ 12:01 am

I figured out what I did wrong. I had a typo and didn’t remove this file correctly -> sudo rm /etc/X11/Xsession.d/70pulseaudio. Did that so able to login correctly again.

Start Skype and now can complete test call, which I couldnt do before. However, after recording message, Skype does not play it back at all.

I tested my mic in Volume Control and it works fine.

Any ideas?
Donavan Said,

December 12, 2008 @ 12:16 am

I got it to work by going to Volume Control, then preferences, then selecting recording and options, and then enabling them. So thanks for this great post. Kudos to you…
admin Said,

December 12, 2008 @ 4:28 am

@Donavan
Congrats to you!
bruno Said,

December 13, 2008 @ 8:41 pm

Good job.
Thanks. Worked perfectly for me…
Ivan Said,

December 14, 2008 @ 4:36 am

The following linked completely SOLVED my video problems, eg i can now use my logitech quickam on skype with no problems:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=945803&highlight=skype+video&page=2
surfernova Said,

December 16, 2008 @ 1:10 pm

Worked for me. Thanks so much!
David Said,

December 16, 2008 @ 8:09 pm

God bless you.
Kuukie Said,

December 19, 2008 @ 8:11 pm

I’m also using Intrepid and followed the steps in this wiki to get it to work: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype

Like Donovan suggested, I had to rightclick the speaker button in the upper right corner in GNOME (the desktop) and had to enable ‘Capture’ and ‘Mic boost’ and turn up the volume on both until I could hear myself in Skype.

Bloody hell! 300 million people are using Skype, so why the fsck is the mic disabled by default? I don’t get it
Muhammad Ameen Said,

December 21, 2008 @ 1:49 am

Thanks a lot
Victor Said,

December 24, 2008 @ 4:28 am

You are the guy!
Thanks for the help

Pulseaudio have been a problem with my on-board sound device (Intel HDA).
truong Said,

December 24, 2008 @ 8:32 pm

Thank you so much. It works for me.
relaxssl Said,

December 28, 2008 @ 12:17 pm

Thank you very much.
Marko Said,

December 28, 2008 @ 8:00 pm

Thanks, this worked!!!
Eapen Said,

January 2, 2009 @ 11:15 am

The following posting talks about an alternate solution:
http://tips4nongeeks.blogspot.com/2009/01/skype-sound-problem-in-ubuntu.html
atte Said,

January 4, 2009 @ 2:16 am

I did according to your advice and after booting it did work… For one call. When trying to make a second call it was the same old “Problem with audio playback”.
coltin Said,

January 5, 2009 @ 9:42 am

I did all that, but when i test call and talk into the mic it still doesnt pick up on skype, although it picks up on the speakers easily, please help as soon as possible thank you.
bunlacken Said,

January 5, 2009 @ 11:47 am

Absolutely worked… had given up on 8.10 because if this skype problem… now I’m off to the races,
Great Job,
Jack
Jimmy Said,

January 7, 2009 @ 7:15 am

I did not remove pulseaudio, I just changed the Skype sound settings to “pulse”, instead of “Default Device”. This seems to have worked. Seems like Skype just doesn’t auto detect pulse right.
seren Said,

January 8, 2009 @ 3:52 am

Really good tutorial on Skype and sound. Worked for me with Intrepid, after a frustrating time, trying all kinds of suggestions in other sites. Many thanks.
kcika Said,

January 10, 2009 @ 2:15 am

Thx it works, great job!
Antoine van Dinter Said,

January 11, 2009 @ 4:37 pm

Thanx, great post!
Nazib Said,

January 11, 2009 @ 8:02 pm

hmmm….tried to unmute the mic but the setting will mute again after i close. Coudnt figure out why. Anyway the “Problem with Audio Playback“ is resolved but cannot send my voice nor record. Any suggestion why?…Using Ubuntu 8.04 and fully upgraded my ALSA driver already.
trufa Said,

January 13, 2009 @ 6:11 pm

Hello friends,

after messing with commands and stuff around to try to
solve the famous skype echo, I finally solved this pain in the ass!!
for intrepid ibex ubuntu.

If you follow this step by step your skype should work, at least I garantee that you will learn something.

so first of all don’t use the commands to remove any package
from your ubuntu specially pulseaudio, is useless and you will have an other pain in the ass trying to find what package to install:

1) for the audio playback echo (when trying to make a call),

-go to the small skype logo located in the bottom left corner
when you are loged in skype-> go to options-> sound devices

- change all default options to “pulse”.

Now you should be able to make a call test without the message
‘audio playback problem’ or stuff like that.

And you will have the next typical echo that your microphone
will not be working.

2) for the microphone echo (im using a headset):

-go to the upper panel in your window where is all the application-places-system options, in the right upper corner you will find a small speaker icon-> right click with the mouse-> open volume control-> preferences-> select all options specially those like headset- capture-capture1-capture2- input source- etc. those are not working !!!!

-now in the volume control ->label “options”-> change default options for “Mic” and “Digital Mic1″.

-in the next label “recording”-> maximum volume for all the stuff.

- The device should be “HDA alsa mixer”

-finally confirm in ->system-> preferences-> sound preferences, that the sound capture is set to “HDA analog (ALSA)” similar to the previous point.

Now you can try to record something with the ’sound recorder program’
it should work.

And the best Skype should work, no shity messages no shity problems (although when I use the inbuild mic instead of my headset the sound is so so).

I hope my suggestions are useful.

best of luck,

bye.
Adán Bucio Said,

January 20, 2009 @ 10:15 am

I just changed my OS to Ubuntu and as a total newbie I was frustrated by this issue. I didn’t knew where to beggin troubleshooting. Now I’m really happy with my Ubuntu machine! Thank you very much.
Ivan Said,

January 26, 2009 @ 1:02 am

Thanks,
This problem was driving me crazy, now i fixed the problem
aaron Said,

January 29, 2009 @ 3:03 am

Worked perfectly thank you.
Svc985 Said,

February 3, 2009 @ 4:05 am

Thank you for this amazing post, Skype works perfectly now.
Meerwa Said,

February 10, 2009 @ 4:43 am

Thanx a lot it also fixed tha same problem with me
MCO Said,

February 12, 2009 @ 5:29 am

This is a half-assed work around for this problem. Removing pulseaudio just invites a plethora of additional problems down the line. Face it, Ubuntu is fully endorsing and implementing Pulseaudio into all it’s distributions now and into the future. I had the same exact issue you did; all I did was follow the instructions on numerous forums for properly setting up Pulseaudio on -buntu systems. Focus on how to make what you have work, not on removing system-wide default services to make ONE solitary program work in your DE; it’s common sense.
Halina Said,

February 18, 2009 @ 1:09 pm

You are a SUPER-STAR!!! I was pulling my hair out and your very simply instructions do the magical trick.
harunnnnn Said,

February 18, 2009 @ 9:20 pm

thanks a lot
BlackGlance Said,

March 1, 2009 @ 5:02 pm

Thank you.
It worked for me
Jim Said,

March 1, 2009 @ 10:35 pm

Thank you,

It work correctly right away.

Jim
pappoosp Said,

March 2, 2009 @ 7:57 pm

hi i had same problem with skype and we were struggling for last one week, your suggestions were great. its worked.. thank you verymuch boss

pappoos
nick Said,

March 4, 2009 @ 9:06 pm

I did that and it made it work but my partner, the other line, can still not hear my voice. i can now call them and hear them but they can not hear me…. what shall i do? anyone else with this problem here?
Lorin Said,

March 8, 2009 @ 4:13 pm

It worked for me ! thanks very much !!
daimonas Said,

March 10, 2009 @ 8:12 am

Ok Removing Pulseaudio made things worse for me. No sound at all. Tried all sound prefences. Now after reinstalling pulseaudio still i got no sound (ubuntu 8.10 + audigy 4).OMG help plz
col-t Said,

March 11, 2009 @ 3:04 am

Tnx works fine for me))
Nicolas Said,

March 12, 2009 @ 8:31 am

I have no sound with skype. I can record and play sound with ubuntu bundled apps. I think my problem is about LTSP. My other ubuntu systems (not ltsp) just work perfectly. My solution for now is to have a second pc just for skype….. cool…
Mahendran Said,

March 15, 2009 @ 1:42 am

Thanks for the best solution.
Bryan Mirkalami Said,

March 15, 2009 @ 11:24 am

Hey,

It worked for me too at the beginning but after some tinkering with mic boost was not activated or checked before, i lost my mic no matter what i do i can connect to skype and hear the other party but my mic has gone dead.

I am using super ubuntu 2008-11

any help would be very much appreciated.
JXON Said,

March 23, 2009 @ 10:36 am

Best fix!! it works like a charm.
Thanks a lot!!
Josef Garvi Said,

March 23, 2009 @ 3:15 pm

This article helped me too. Thanks!
Sajith M.R Said,

March 27, 2009 @ 7:04 am

Wow !!! thats a good solution for skype
legrus Said,

March 27, 2009 @ 5:55 pm

Thanks, that worked for me with the exception I had not even rebooted to make it, just restart skype.
acce245 Said,

March 29, 2009 @ 11:42 am

Just wanted to let everyone know, it also works under 9.04 beta!

Amazing! Thank you all so much!
morlock Said,

March 30, 2009 @ 8:54 pm

many thanks trufa. finally got it working!
Andrew Said,

April 3, 2009 @ 10:33 am

I removed pulseaudio, but didn’t add esound. Seems to work just fine. I have esound-clients, esound-common and pulseaudio-esound-compat installed, which flow from alsa recommendations, but the playback is actually handled by alsa not esound.

Andrew
adrian Said,

April 4, 2009 @ 5:43 pm

thx,now work to me
Yossi berthio Said,

April 5, 2009 @ 2:00 pm

Thanks a million man Great work ! I was really having a hard time trying to figure this out myself on Ubuntu 8.10
jona Said,

April 6, 2009 @ 5:55 am

you can try this, I found it from skype forum and my computer is working now.

Went into Options Menu -> Sound devices

Changed to the following
Sound In: HDA Intel (hw:intel,0)
Sound Out: Pulse
Ringer: Pulse

Now it works!
Guy Collins Said,

April 8, 2009 @ 8:08 am

YOU ARE A MASSIVE WINNER!!!
Thankyou so much
kosmaj Said,

April 11, 2009 @ 4:57 am

thanks a lot
Chandana Said,

April 11, 2009 @ 11:46 pm

Thanks, it worked.
Katelina Said,

April 15, 2009 @ 11:53 pm

Thank you so much, my skype finally works
ask14ahl Said,

April 17, 2009 @ 5:53 pm

Once again. IT IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE audio recording settings Volume controle. It changes automatically so be careful. It jumps up and down by it self. A deamon indeed

Maby it is a conflict between HDA Intel (Alsa mixer) Analog device.

Good luck check it out and you will find out.
Dave Said,

April 19, 2009 @ 1:30 am

Worked like a charm.
Seraf Said,

April 20, 2009 @ 2:24 am

Thanks man, it does work
adel Said,

April 20, 2009 @ 4:29 am

great, for me it works.
just the last command line wasn’t able to execute but it works.

thanks
mayuran Said,

April 24, 2009 @ 10:50 pm

thanks buddy.
this tutorial helped me to fixed the problem with my audio.
jb Said,

April 26, 2009 @ 8:23 pm

For me, just doing
killall pulseaudio
then restarting Skype was enough to make it work.
Matti Said,

April 28, 2009 @ 6:12 pm

Thanks,
I got my 9.04 also working.
Dhammike Said,

April 29, 2009 @ 1:31 pm

Hi
It worked well for Ubuntu 9.04. Thanks a lot
Phil Said,

April 30, 2009 @ 1:34 am

Thanx a lot. Helped me too after a long search. Really thank you
khaled aly Said,

May 1, 2009 @ 11:41 pm

Thank it 100 % work now after I did what you said thank you,By the way I am using ubuntu 9.04
Badarinarayan Said,

May 3, 2009 @ 1:39 pm

Hey it solved the problem on 9.04 Jaunty as well
T Said,

May 5, 2009 @ 11:16 pm

fixed it, thank you!
tec Said,

May 10, 2009 @ 7:30 am

perfect i was having this problem with Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 now it works well even without restart

thanks a million!
Pablo Yepes Said,

May 18, 2009 @ 6:21 am

I had the problem with ubuntu jaunty. I was a bit afraid to follow the procedure. I did and it fix the problem, without apparentely breaking anything else.
Raj Said,

May 19, 2009 @ 5:24 pm

Thanks very much for the solutiion to theis problem, I was facing difficulty for the same in Linux Mint Elyssa, if it would have not solved then would have to go back to windows. Cheers.
Ananda Said,

May 22, 2009 @ 11:07 am

Thanks it work fine
dennis Said,

May 26, 2009 @ 8:25 pm

Thanks a lot! It worked even for ubuntu 9.04.
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Rafi Said,

June 2, 2009 @ 3:14 am

For me, just “killall pulseaudio” solved the problem.

With Ubuntu 8.10.
mehrnoosh Said,

June 6, 2009 @ 1:30 am

Thanks! fixed problem for me on ubuntu 9.04
Verdugo Said,

June 14, 2009 @ 7:53 am

Thanks, worked well.
me Said,

June 16, 2009 @ 3:42 pm

Unfortunately this tutorial did not fix my machine.
Irfan Said,

June 19, 2009 @ 1:39 pm

Thank u very much it was very easy to fix by ur method

Now SKYPE works properly

i tried many but those didnt work
Irfan Said,

June 19, 2009 @ 1:42 pm

I am very happy today by fixing the Skype in ubuntu 8.10 by ur steps

Thanks again
Rob Said,

June 25, 2009 @ 1:56 am

Nice one, thanks for the post. So simple, but Iwould never have figured that out alone.
john999 Said,

July 6, 2009 @ 4:29 am

hi
If you make a fix for Skype, pls make sure to check the other
media sw such as movie and audio players.
I have a feeling that some of the fixes may tell skype to use particular audio drivers but the “fix” may break other media sw.
-thanks
Michel Said,

July 22, 2009 @ 7:12 pm

I had the same problem … I’m going to do these steps. Hope they fix my skype
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Al Said,

August 18, 2009 @ 12:36 am

Thanks a lot! I’ve done this operation already twice. First time for my ubuntu 8.10 version (and I was really really happy about that, because it worked!!!) and now I’ve installed ubuntu 9.04 and had to manage the same problem. Fortunately I’ve bookmarked this site (don’t know why (intuition?)), so now I’ve done the same thing for the second time and my skype works again, although the last (4th) command doesn’t work. But I’ve made the first three steps and it was enough to solve my skype audio playback problem.

So, THANKS a lot, really great stuff!!!
NuN Said,

August 26, 2009 @ 4:46 pm

Its fine… voice & display is working good.
Thank s
Mahaveer Said,

September 2, 2009 @ 10:38 pm

Thanks a lot..
This fixed problem for me…
diego Said,

September 3, 2009 @ 12:28 am

Thanks!!! it worked for me in JAUNTY!!!
maybe you could write in the post in which versions hast it worked, so people like me can find a solution faster.

Thanks again!!
riaan003 Said,

September 5, 2009 @ 12:20 pm

Hmmm, this actually at first made things worse on 8.04 - somehow caused even my gnome-terminal to hang :-O

Anyways, I removed esound and reinstalled paulseaudio and was delightfully horrified (after already battling with it so much earlier) to see that skype finally decided to list all my devices.

My usb webcam microphone is now working perfectly - cheers
Shelan Said,

September 23, 2009 @ 3:26 pm

Thanks for the fix it works very well for me ubuntu 9.10
Michel Said,

September 26, 2009 @ 10:45 pm

This helped me many many times. Thank you
Pascal ! Said,

October 13, 2009 @ 6:47 am

Its worked for me in Jaunty
Pascal ! Said,

October 13, 2009 @ 6:49 am

How did you manage to figure out that the issue was with pulseaudio ????
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Derrick Said,

November 3, 2009 @ 12:30 am

thanks it worked a treat .
Eric Said,

November 3, 2009 @ 7:29 pm

Tried this, but now the volume controls on my Thinkpad T61 don’t work anymore. Haven’t really tried fixing them yet, gonna try that next. No doubt theres a way of Skypeing on a T61 AND still have use of the volume buttons.
chriz Said,

December 13, 2009 @ 3:54 am

Thanks a lot! This worked for me too (kubuntu 9.04)!
Review City Said,

December 22, 2009 @ 11:35 pm

skype is really a help to us
Asinka Said,

March 10, 2010 @ 10:56 am

Hi,

I’m very new to Skype and am having the same problem with my audio playback. I am currently running Gnome 2.26.1 on my computer, will the same solution work for me?

Skype Problem with Audio Playback - Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex

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Keith Said,

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