Skype has to be restarted before making a call in order audio to be able to work properly. Any idea how to fix it?
Ubuntu: 10.04.1 LTS (lucid), Kernel 2.6.32-25-generic-pae, i686
Skype: (beta) 2.1.0.81
Laptop: Packard Bell BV, EASYNOTE_MX52-B-702NCD
Motherboard: T12UV, PACKARD BELL BV
I am using ubuntu 9.10, but I also noticed this with 9.04 on a different laptop. Sometimes when I am using skype, for no reason and after no particular event the audio for everything in the system except for the skype video will just quit, and sometimes the sound doesn't even work for the video either. Buttons don't make their sounds any more and I can't play music or hear audio on flash videos. By can't play music, its weird because the music player (amarok) will just scroll through my entire playlist really fast like it can't play any of the songs.
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