forget about my last comment, notification sounds are launched by skype through mplayer (again, same effect, no sound when mplayer is executed). Skype and any other audio software needs to be restarted in order to have audio working again
Please advice for further steps.
~$ skype
MPlayer SVN-r1.0~rc3+svn20090426-4.4.3 (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.
Playing /usr/share/skype/sounds/CallRingingIn.wav.
Audio only file format detected.
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [pcm] Uncompressed PCM audio decoder
AUDIO: 16000 Hz, 1 ch, s16le, 256.0 kbit/100.00% (ratio: 32000->32000)
Selected audio codec: [pcm] afm: pcm (Uncompressed PCM)
==========================================================================
AO: [pulse] 16000Hz 1ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Video: no video
Starting playback...
A: 3.4 (03.3) of 3.0 (03.0) 0.0%
forget about my last comment, notification sounds are launched by skype through mplayer (again, same effect, no sound when mplayer is executed). Skype and any other audio software needs to be restarted in order to have audio working again
Please advice for further steps.
~$ skype 0~rc3+svn200904 26-4.4. 3 (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team
MPlayer SVN-r1.
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.
Playing /usr/share/ skype/sounds/ CallRingingIn. wav. ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ==== ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ====
Audio only file format detected.
=======
Opening audio decoder: [pcm] Uncompressed PCM audio decoder
AUDIO: 16000 Hz, 1 ch, s16le, 256.0 kbit/100.00% (ratio: 32000->32000)
Selected audio codec: [pcm] afm: pcm (Uncompressed PCM)
=======
AO: [pulse] 16000Hz 1ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Video: no video
Starting playback...
A: 3.4 (03.3) of 3.0 (03.0) 0.0%
Exiting... (End of file)