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<font size="+1">Skype has had consistent problems with PulseAudio. Try
switching to the ALSA audio driver (Skype Button, Options, Sound
Devices, then change the Sound In/Out to one of the other options other
than pulse).<br>
<br>
Also, there's a certain intel audio chipset that has known issues.
Does the microphone work in other applications? It's important to
determine whether it's a Skype issue or a driver issue. I encountered
a problem where sound output was fine, but the capture was messed up
until I changed a few module options. Try googling "sony vaio intel
chipset not working ubuntu" or some variation of that (if it's actually
an Intel audio chipset.<br>
<br>
Regarding the web cam, there's a software called EasyCam (IIRC) that
might get her camera working, but no guarantees there. The camera on
my Dell XPS worked flawlessly out of the box so I haven't had to fiddle
around with that in a bit.<br>
<br>
Hope that helps..<br>
<br>
- Chris<br>
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Roger House wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Recently I helped my daughter's friend, Meghan, install Ubuntu 9.04 on a
Sony Vaio. I was rather impressed at how well it went, since my
assistance was via phone; Meghan and my daughter managed to download the
ISO image on a Mac, burn it to a CD, install Ubuntu on the Vaio, etc.
Neither of them are computer geeks.
Meghan was basically in a position where Best Buy wanted to charge her
$200 to reinstall Windows on her computer, so free software looked good
to her. She has been managing quite well so far. But now she has
encountered an issue (see her email below) which I can't provide much
help with. I myself am in a similar situation. After I installed 8.10,
and continuing with 9.04, no one can hear me when I try to use Skype. I
can hear them, and other sounds seems to work. I use this machine
rarely, so the lack of Skype has not bothered me that much, so I haven't
devoted much time to the issue. By the way, on my machine Skype worked
just fine with Ubuntu before I installed 8.10. Any ideas about what to
do will be appreciated.
Roger
<Begin email from Meghan>
Hi there!
So far figuring out stuff hasn't been too difficult with Ubuntu, but I'm
getting really confused trying to use Skype. It downloaded just fine so
that I can log on and call people. I can even see the people that I'm
calling on their webcams, BUT they can't see or hear me. I guess Ubuntu
doesn't recognize my sound and built-in camera on my Sony Vaio anymore?
Do you know how I can make Skype recognize my camera and audio again? I
never had an issue with it before because it was all built in and
windows just recognized it automatically, so I have no idea how to fix
it. I tried to google about it, but all the answers were given in
codespeak, and I have no idea what they're talking about! Thanks Roger!!
-Meghan
<End email from Meghan>
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