skype problem with audio playback

[viperskunk]

Hi
I am using Fedora 9 GNOME desktop. Till yesterday, I could use skype without any issues. But today, when I logged into skype and tried to call someone, I get the message: "problem with audio playback".
Can you please suggest what I do now in order to get it working?
Thanks in advance.

[JEO]

Sometimes the pulseaudio sound server process doesn't start. To see open a terminal window and type

ps -ef |grep pulseaudio

if its not running type
pulseaudio -D
if it still won't run then delete the file named 'pid' in /tmp/pulse-(your username)

[Bad2theBone]

Originally Posted by JEO

Sometimes the pulseaudio sound server process doesn't start. To see open a terminal window and type

ps -ef |grep pulseaudio

if its not running type
pulseaudio -D
if it still won't run then delete the file named 'pid' in /tmp/pulse-(your username)

Okay, in my case pulseaudio is running, works with everything but Skype. I just signed up with skype and am still in the setting up stage. When I try the test call it'll come up with the audio failure mentioned earlier in the thread.

[JEO]

Bad2theBone: For that issue have a look at this thread especially post #9
:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...d.php?t=190313

[viperskunk]

Originally Posted by JEO

Bad2theBone: For that issue have a look at this thread especially post #9
:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...d.php?t=190313

Thanks Jeo, the thread really helped. I set the skype options accordingly, and it works fine now.

[JEO]

You're welcome

[Bad2theBone]

Thanks Jeo that solved another problem. I got the audio problem resolved by fooling around with all the settings in volume control and pulse aduio control panel, but at first the mike only worked for localized recordings and not using skype test call. After some more tweaking I got the mike working but I sounded like Darth Vader in a bath tub (talking under water). That link did provide the answer of removing the mike from pulseaudio control and it sounded much better. However, I've lost playback ability in Audacity. I guess you can't have your cake and eat it too?

[kpharris31]

I had the same audio problem, and I thought it was pulseaudio (I use Conexant AC-Link audio as one might call it in Windows, though I speak of the hardware) I didn't need to erase pulseaudio I set the skype audio to analog settings. (All you guys with sound cards come bite my head off, my desktop is a cheapo Staples rig. I run 1GB RAM. Also had three mikes going at one time, er uh, I didn't remember the built-in and my web camera has one too, (Jwin) and it wasn't advertised as such on the box. I guess the moral of the story for all you that are watching is: Keep It Simple, THEN complicate things, because your being watched by someone with nothing better to do.....

[euloiix]

Hi everyone,

I am having the same problem, but the solution thread link is dead. Can someone update ?

[JEO]

This almost 4 year old thread is just too old to be able to find that link. Are you using 64 bit Fedora? If so try this link to install some required sound packages for skype audio:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=263215

[euloiix]

Thanks for the quick reply.
I know the thread is very old, but I thought I would give it a shot.

I finally got it sorted out playing with Skype options.

[krace89]

JEO: I tried downloading the required sound packages for skype audio you suggested, I have a 64 bit Fedora, but I'm not sure if I typed it correctly into the terminal, maybe I'm mistaken, but I can't seem to get it to work. Could you please explain more about what I should do to get the sound package?

[JEO]

I am not running the current version of Fedora anymore. I am still using Fedora 14 and Gnome 2. For the Fedora 15 that was linked to the following command would install the 32 bit versions:

su -
yum install libv41.i686 pulseaudio-libs.i686 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i686

If these commands no longer work than start your own new thread mentioning what version of Fedora you are trying to do this on.