[ubuntu] Skype problem with audio playback 8.10

[josemaster2228]

Hi everyone just upgraded to 8.10 FTW
well i have this problem I installed Skype and when i start skype up there is no login sound and when i try to call someone it tells me that there is a problem with audio playback and i need skype to work because i need to help him upgrade to 8.10 anyone know the answer i have moved and try every setting in the skype settings but nothing i have tried to move the ALSA mixer around but nothing and skype is the only thing that dosen't work cheers not sure if i will have to downgrade

[genlies]

go to the sound devices setting,select the sound device for sound in,sound out and ringing.
I selected the device "HDA intel(hw:intel,0)",then skype can working. But the sound out is mono.

[thegrimgod]

Good post genlies. Same problem tho with mono sound. Here is my audio device
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)

[thegrimgod]

Well, I just uninstalled pulse audio, and used the default device settings, and everything works . Hope it helps u guys too.

[splint-84]

Removing the package pulseaudio also did the trick for me. For any new users the command to use is:

sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio

and then restart skype and it worked straight away

----------------------EDIT-----------------------------------

As myself and other users discovered this is NOT a good idea. If you do this you probably won't be able to log in to Ubuntu after. If you have experienced this problem you can fix it by hitting CTRL+ALT+F5 - type your login and pass and reinstall pulse audio by entering:

sudo apt-get install pulseaudio

hitting enter and then flick back to your normal login screen by using CTRL+ALT+F7.

Like krazykookmany setting the devices under skype to use pulse is a much better idea, and also fixed my problem... Without breaking my OS.

[bigoten]

I confirm: removing pulseaudio DOES work.
Good job!

[seeklinux]

While uninstalling Pulse Audio will probably in most cases fix the problem, I wanted to avoid that. By going into the Skype Options and clicking on Sound Devices and changing the settings, I was able to get the test call working. This is what I ended up setting:

• Sound In: HDA Intel (hw:Intel, 0)
• Sound Out: HDA Intel (plughw:Intel, 0)
• Ringing: HDA Intel (plughw, Intel, 0)

So basically I had to experiment with the possible choices. I not totally sure about the Ringing (not sure if that is utilized on the Test Call or not).

Note that I am using a regular headset I plug in to the sound and mic jacks. I am using a Thinkpad.

[rhenium3]

I removed pulseaudio successfully, but then ubuntu (8.10) would not load, saying it couldn't find the pulse audio file (duh). I tried to reinstall it, and did the skype settings above, but that did not work...

Any ideas?

[krazykookmany]

Here's what I did:

Sound In: Intel ICH6 (hw:ICH6,0) (it's under pulse)
Sound Out: Pulse
Ringer: Pulse

it all works fine for me without getting rid of Pulseaudio

[rhenium3]

Thank you KrazyKookmany, that worked! At least the mic is working now... the sound is still a bit choppy when I hear skype speak, but I suppose I should just mess with the volume settings?