Skype- 'problem with audio playback'

[Adam Funk]

On 2009-03-26, Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:

> 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

Thanks, I'll look into that.  (I'm still trying to get the external
USB sound card working.)