Skype locks system for a few seconds on first open of sound device

[Konrads Smelkovs]

Hello,
I have intel built in sound (same bug with bt-sco). When skype opens the sound device, to output initial beep for incoming chat, the system becomes completely unresponsive for about 15 seconds. The beep is then played and future beeps come through without issues.
I think , that regardless of application, the system should not allow a lockup upon sound device open when operating as non-root.
konrads@coltsfoot:~$ lsmod|grep snd
snd_hda_intel 20468 1
snd_hda_codec 166096 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm_oss 56448 0
snd_mixer_oss 20544 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 96708 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 26884 1 snd_pcm
snd 60004 8 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 10784 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 11304 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

[Albrecht Mühlenschulte (a7p)]

I can confirm this behavior. I am using Skype and I run edgy.

Sound device is an: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH
4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)

[Reuben Firmin (reubenf)]

This seems to happen to me only when Amarok is also running. Running Kubuntu / Edgy.

[Przemek K. (azrael)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The version of Ubuntu that you were using has reached its End Of Life. Please test the latest Ubuntu version (9.10) and report a new bug if necessary.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

[Konrads Smelkovs (konrads-smelkovs)]

Thank you for this useless reply. This issue was important for me when I posted, more than a year ago.

- original message -
Subject: [Bug 73933] Re: Skype locks system for a few seconds on first open of sound device
From: Przemysław Kulczycki <email address hidden>
Date: 07/01/2010 00:21

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The version of Ubuntu that you were using has reached its End Of Life. Please test the latest Ubuntu version (9.10) and report a new bug if necessary.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

** Changed in: alsa-modules-i386 (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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[Przemek K. (azrael)]

Can you verify if this issue still appears in the latest Ubuntu release?
If yes, then you can reopen this bug.

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