Skype- 'problem with audio playback'

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Adam Funk <a24061 at ducksburg.com> wrote:
> On 2009-03-26, <johnp at starpower.net> wrote:
>
>> This error is common here, and I have difficulty connecting
>> to other users. That is, I usually cannot. Can they be
>>  related? Am I ok here, instead of some Skype list?
>
> Go to "Options" then "Sound Devices" and try changing the "Sound Out"
> pulldown menu until it works.
>
> (If you get the "problem with audio capture" message, try the same for
> "Sound In".)
>
> I sometimes get this problem after a distribution upgrade or if I've
> been fiddling with a USB sound device since the last time I ran Skype.
>
> HTH.

Perhaps you could try to update PulseAudio through the link provided
in this previous posting:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2009-March/178567.html


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